Dell Studio S1535-143B

We were very fond of the previous incarnation of this retail only configuration, dubbed the S1535-125B. The updated version, the $849 S1535-143B, knocks the CPU back a bit, from a 2.1GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T8100 to a 2.0GHz Core 2 Duo T5800. The difference in real world performance is negligible, but since the older version is still available for a slightly discounted $799, it might be worth a look