If you go PC and will run Windows, make sure you get tons of RAM -- I'd recommend 2GB -- and get the newish Intel Duo core chipset. It makes a huge difference in speed and in being able to, for example, keep multiple photos open in your editing program.
Most newer notebooks will have the Duo cores these days.
As for the LCD, I have the glossy treatment on a 15.4 in. monitor, and I find that when it is well lit I don't get much glare. But when I run off battery and the screen dims, I get glare to the point that it is almost unusable in some locations (ie. window spots at my local Starbucks). Depending on your budget, you could also look at a tablet type setup, so you could edit with a stylus (very cool and fun, apparently).
And go with a USB external -- they are fast, convenient, cheap and seem to be getter cheaper by the minute.
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Last edited by ELAY; 06-20-2007 at 04:20 PM.
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