well i got one on the way guys, i went with the windows laptop, i got a pretty fat deal since hp has some nice student discounts if you can find the education link on their page, i ended up getting all this for 750 after rebates;

AMD 2800
15 inch screen
60gb hd
dvd drive
internal usb drive slot
512 ddr
802.11 b/g wifi integrated
oh and a free backpack and shipping lol