Ok, I'm trying to decide which is more likely to last me. I'd prefer to stick around $600, and don't intend to do anything too heavy with it (the most demanding application will probably be a divx player or world of warcraft).

It'll mostly be used to stay in touch during travels and a place to dump digital images to. My main concern is being able to take a bit of a buse, and longevity of the unit.

I'm not too thrilled with the hp's right now, IBM has some T24 and similiar which are thinner on refurb.

So, what do you gents recommend? Am I safe with an ibm refurb or will hp/averatec out last it if I keep the rough handling down?