Well, I got them to work........but I didn't order........yet. My Canadian credit card won't work with Dell.com even though I DO want to order to the US.
I'm looking into PROBABLY a Dell 9300 or something with a Turion 64 chipset (non-Dell).
If I HAVE to go Intel, I want a 17" screen, otherwise if I can get a Turion 64, screen size might have to suffer. Turion 64's I'm considering are Acer and Compaq. Also considering Toshiba's with 17" screens.