Ended up getting the Acer 5672 WLMi for 900 bones. Pretty good deal i think for what its got. 2 GB DDR2 RAM, 120 GB HD, decent X1400 ATI video card, and a good combo drive. Should suit my needs just fine with not costing me that much 
I was gonna go balls out and get the best of the best, but then i thought eh i just dont need that, and the tech moves too fast nowadays anyways. :tup: Ive been playing with this thing tonight and it hauls ass pretty damn good even loading multiple apps all at once.