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I had the same question and read a ton of reviews before deciding. I received my Dell 1558 on Fri and am impressed. It was $980 before taxes.
The absolute best thing: 1080p 15.6" monitor. 1920x1080!
I have a 2yo 1440x900 14.1" work laptop, and a 3yo 1280x800 12.1" previous home laptop. I was really disappointed to see most of the new laptops are 720p, 1368x720. It seems like a step backwards for laptops.
720 vertical resolution sucks, 800 was barely tolerable on the 12.1" and 900 on the 14.1" was nearly ideal. I tried a few out in the store first and hated the 720 vertical resolution. Even with font sizes adjusted smaller, I just couldn't get enough screen real estate.
The 1080p monitor upgrade was only $50 on the Dell Studio 150, and you could easily option it out below $900. I got the i5, 4GB of ram, and the backlit keyboard. Backlit keyboard is awesome! Oh and the touchpad supports gestures, aka pinch zoom.
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