Just thought I'd follow-up. Skipped on the Bluray for now and picked up this today:
http://www.frys.com/product/6128179 $599.99 with $50 mail-in rebate.
Also Norton is $60 but comes w/ $50 rebate when bought with the laptop. I'll actually use it, but suppose you could sell it if you didn't need it.
OPERATING SYSTEM: Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium 64-bit
PROCESSOR: Intel® Core™ i3-330M Processor, 2.13GHz, 3MB L3 Cache
MEMORY: 4GB DDR3 System Memory (2 DIMM), Max supported =8192MB
VIDEO GRAPHICS: Intel® HD Graphics with up to 1696MB Total Available Graphics Memory
HARD DRIVE: 320GB (7200RPM) Hard Drive (SATA)
MULTIMEDIA DRIVE: LightScribe SuperMulti 8X DVD±R/RW with Double Layer Support
DISPLAY: 15.6" Diagonal High-Definition LED HP BrightView Display (1366x768)
NETWORK CARD: Integrated 10/100BASE-T Ethernet LAN (RJ-45 connector)
WIRELESS OPTION: Wireless LAN 802.11b/g/n WLAN & Bluetooth
DIGITAL MEDIA: 5-in-1 integrated Digital Media Reader for Secure Digital cards, MultiMedia cards, Memory Stick, Memory Stick Pro, or xD Picture cards
AUDIO: Altec Lansing with SRS Premium Sound
WEBCAM: HP Webcam with integrated digital microphone
PC CARD SLOTS: 1 ExpressCard/54 Slot (also supports ExpressCard/34)
EXTERNAL NOTEBOOK PORTS: 4 Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0, 4th port shared with eSATA, 2 Headphone out, 1 microphone-in, HDMI,1 VGA (15-pin), eSATA + USB 2.0, 1 RJ -45 (LAN), 1 notebook expansion port 3, 1 Consumer IR (Remote Receiver)
BATTERY: 6-Cell Lithium-Ion Battery
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SOFTWARE: Symantec Norton Internet Security ™ 2010 60-day Trial, HP Support Assistant, HP PC Recovery, HP Advisor, HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection, Microsoft® Silverlight, Sun® Java, Microsoft® Office 2007 Home & Student 60-day Trial, Microsoft® Works, Adobe® Reader, Adobe® Flash, Corel PaintShop Pro Photo X2, Corel Video Studio X2, eBay®, HP MediaSmart, HP Webcam, HP Games Powered by Wild Tangent, HP Music Store powered by Rhapsody®, Netflix, Hulu, Cyberlink DVD Suite, Pandora® Internet Radio, Sling Media® sling player with Sling flash tour, Windows Live™ Photo Gallery, HP Set Up, HP Quick Web, Windows Live™ Messenger, Windows Live™ Mail, Windows Live™ Writer, Skype, MSN Toolbar, Microsoft® Portal, Accellor (Broadband Aggregator in HP Setup)