The school issued me a brand new laptop: this is being written on a shiny Dell Inspiron 600m. It's pretty nice (for a PC) and seems sturdy and powerful. It's also rigged for wireless, so I can be a bit more mobile while computing. (The only current problem is that I forgot to pack half the power adapter for my trip to D.C., so while the dorm room at Georgetown U. in which I'm staying has Internet access, I'll have to parcel out my time on the machine carefully.)