Ok, its official. i've come to the "darkside". I ordered a 15" Powerbook, 1.67gb, upgraded the hd to 100GB, upgraded the vram to 128, and got the DVD+/-RW/CD-RW "superdrive".

At some point in the future, i'll order the ram from crucial or whatever and get it maxxed at the 2gb. No point in upgrading that from apple.com.

After much debate, I decided to go with the 15". I think the 17" is awesome, but i already have a 19" viewsonic flatscreen that I will plug in using dvi connector, so that buys me some serious screen real estate.. The 17" is a beast in person. It's really not the most portable thing in the world. Anyways, on with the specs:

15" Powerbook:
Z0B6 PBG4 15/1.67GHZ
With the following configuration:
Processor 065-5644 1.67GHz PowerPC G4 w/ 128MB VR
Memory 065-5597 512MB DDR333 SDRAM - 1 SO-DIMM
Hard Drive 065-5379 100GB Ultra ATA drive @ 5400
Optical Drive 065-5286 8x SuperDrive (DVD+/-RW/CD-RW)
Country Kit 065-5376 Country Kit/AirPort Extreme
Keyboard/Mac OS Language 065-5290 Backlit Keyboard/Mac OS
Custom SW II 065-4681 Not Applicable

I never play any games on my computer anymore, the last PC game I had installed on a computer was probably Command and Conquer like 5 or 6 years ago and honestly I have no interest in trying to keep up with top end gaming anymore. Top end PSU's to ensure frame rates measured by the nanosecond are achieved, meh.

That's why I have gaming consoles under my TV. (not that I even have time to play those anymore anyways)