You're about as hard of a sell as I am, HAH!
I'll tell you this:
I have a Dell Inspiron 1700 laptop (17" display, dual core, 2 GB RAM, XP, blah, blah) and love it as a mobile rig. It's great for presentations, or grouop work at school. But one big setback is that it is a freaking tank to carry around for more than a few blocks.
I just bought my wife a (pink) Dell Inspiron 1420, 14.1" display, Vista, 4 GB RAM, blah, blah. It has a great display and it is no trouble at all to carry it around.
I have considered selling my 1700 and buying a loaded 1420 and then loading XP on it.
Just my .02.
Somebody buy this damn laptop from Iand!!!
