And the planning is fully underway...

I'll be getting the ASUS z70va, with the following specs:
Centrino 2ghz with 2gb of DDR2 Dual channel support RAM
80gb 8mb cache 5400rpm Fujitsu hard drive
128mb ATI x700 series PCI-express video card
8x Panasonic DVD dual layer
15.4 WSXGA+ screen
Wirelss G & Gigabit LAN
Bluetooth

price: $1987 CAD (before tax)




As for the notebook stand, I'll be going with the Kensington Expandable Notebook stand, with expansion USB2.0 dock which includes:

Swivel base and adjustable height position for optimal viewing comfort

Built-in 5.1 audio support with rear, front and center speaker outputs for full theater sound

Provides USB 2.0, parallel, serial, ethernet and stereo surround sound with just one USB 2.0 connection

I'll be making the purchase from Dell.ca, for $119.00. Here is a review from notebookreview.com.




The next item on the list is the keyboard and mouse accessories.

KEYBOARDS
1. From infonec.ca, they have a special on the Logitech Office Pro Keyboard PS/2 for $9.00


2. Also from infonec.ca, they have a Microsoft MultiMedia Keyboard PS/2 with Wheel Mouse Optical USB 2.0, going for $27.50.

3. At canadacomputers.com, they have the BENQ x800 going for 14.99. I'm leaning towards this or the logitech, because it is slimmer as well as light.

4. Infonec.ca has this ViewSonic ViewMate USB Silver/Black, going for $15.50. The only plus about it is that it comes with the option of hooking up via USB port rather than PS/2.

5. Too many mice to look over, but infonec.ca has a good selection, and the one that caught my eye was the Logitech Pilot Optical Mouse optical, going for $16.50.



I'll talk about notebook bags and notebook sleeves next.