Which model Dell? I have been looking at getting a "new" 16:10 screen laptop eventually. The past few years saw the death of the genuine "mid range" laptop. Used to be $800 got you a machine with an optical drive, removable battery, ExpressCard, and Firewire, along with a high res 16:10 screen. Now all of that is pretty much gone. Its hard to find a $1000 laptop with those features now! People are scooping up off lease machines like the Dell Latitude D620 and D820 because they have stuff you can't find in brand new machines.