this is a nice $999 dollar notebook from Ibuy power
http://www.ibuypower.com/ibp.net/sto...r.aspx?mid=121
and here is one from abs for the same price
http://www.abspc.com/app/config.asp?mono=1784
yes with dvd shrink you can take out what ever you want I always just pull the main movie file and what ever track i want dolby digtal or dts and burn them to a dvd hey they even play in my ps2
you deffently need a surge protector when hooked to a power outlet to keep a surge from frying something. You should look into on with phone jack surge protection Belkin makes some really nice laptop surge protectors calle notebook...