Windows XP didn’t support Wifi until SP2 either, device manufacturers just provided their own drivers until then.
As far as SSD goes, I have a Dell Mini on an 8gig SSD, and I know it’s faster (though the small memory and limited processor limit it), but I don’t know if it’s worth the immense price differential from a regular drive yet.
Yeah I was wondering if there were USB 3.0 devices for sale today. I know some were demoed at CES, but I’ve never seen anything actually for sale. AFAIK there won’t be any USB stuff available until 2010.
I’ve got an Dell E6400 with an Intel X25-M (80GB). When I bought it about 6 months ago, it cost me around $800 CDN. Today you can get one for half that. By the end of the year it likely half again.
I can get around 4.5 hours of battery life on my laptop, the speed is great. I’d never go back to a regular HD.