HP's are out of the question. I had the mentioned power jack problem on my ZD7005QV a few years back, will never do that again. I have been sieriously considering an XPS or a Macbook Pro. Whatever I get, it will be a Core 2 Duo of some kind. I am still shopping around, but for the guys who offered discounts, thank you and I will let you know. Keep posting ideas if you have em.