yeah my 5000e is supposed to be the "portable" dell..it weighs several pounds more than my old 3200. I had to buy a whole new bag for the dang thing. The one benefit is that the screen is nice. ~j > We have this Dell Inspiron 7500 sitting here with pretty much the > same specs > as yours. The thing is absolutely huge, it weighs a ton, and it > barely fits > in the laptop bag with the power supply. > > It's a windows box, and it shows up on the network as "boatanchor1". :) > > Jay > >