ive recently got a Dell XPS M1330 which replaced my Acer 1522 wlmi (AMD 64 3000+)

its got 2.4 ghz Core 2 Duo T7700
2048 MB DDR2
160 ghz
8x DVD+/-
Nvidia GeForce 8400M GS
Dimensions (W x H x D) 318x25x238mm
Weight 1.8 kg

great lappy imho.

Best lappys out there imho are Dell XPS and Apple books.... Sony, Toshiba have great screens but shitty specifications for the price.
Acer is a typical German product does everything you need but a little over engineered and heavy