I agree that the 9300 is still good for something. It takes up space in my closet!
It will do so until I sell it off. I'm looking at a Gateway notebook with Core Duo and a Go 7800. I'll use the money I get from the 9300 and probably buy...
Now that the E1705/I9400 has hit the market, the I9300 has suddenly become obsolete. I don't mean that it isn't a good laptop anymore, it's just that it has been supplanted by a far better model. I'd like to dump mine (maybe ebay), but...
Another thing is that Alienware has cases that BLOW AWAY the XPS. My XPS 600 is a clunker compared to those I've seen at Alienware. I got such a great deal with a 35% off coupon on my XPS. Otherwise, I definitely would have gone Alienware.