Thanks for all the suggestions! Looks like some of you have been bogged down by slower machines, good to know. It does seem like a 'regular' laptop is probably a better choice, at least for HD space and processing power, and not much additional cost. I'm a PC guy (won't get into the mac debate here but I'm not a fan). Windows 7 is right around the corner so that might be the right time for me to pick one up.....anyway I appreciate all the comments.
-Art
