Satellite A65

[vrek]

Im looking at getting a laptop. I'm looking into dual booting it with XP and Debian(Acturally it will probaly be progeny but basically the same). I am already running debian on my desktop which will be turned into a server. Im specifically looking at the Toshiba Satalite A65.
Details on the laptop can be found here:
http://www.toshibadirect.com/td/b2c/cmod.to?seg=HHO&coid=-27933&sel=0&rcid=-26367&ccid=1291021

I was wondering if this would work. I checked linux-laptops.com but it wan't there. I need everything there except the modem(I got a external running on my desktop and the laptop will be connected to the network). Do you see you any problems with this? The only one Im seeing is the ATI videocard as the one I have in my desktop doesn't take very well to linux(ATI Radeon 32MB PCI, the ORIGINAL radeon :-)).Any help or suggestions would be apprieciated. If anyone know any better laptops Im looking at ~$1,000-$1,400 price range but more towards the low end of that. I want it new(no used ones). Thanks for your help.

[infiniphunk]

You may want to consider a Toshiba satelliteA10 (see an example HERE (http://www.notebookreview.com/search_results.aspx?productFamilyID=209&manufacturerID=15&productID=5277&productName=Toshiba+Satellite+A10-S177+-+P4-M+2.2+GHz+-+15%22+TFT&manufacturerName=Toshiba) )
My girlfriend got it when she went back to school and it had XP on it; she had problems from the start with the software. After we put Debian on it (from knoppix) it works very well for her and she is quite happy with it.

[vrek]

The only thing that I don't like about the A10 is the CPU. Its opnly a 2.2 and I want atleat a 2.8 if not a 3.0. On the other hand since the A65 is Celereon and the A10 is a P4-M would the better chip design of the P4 be better then the faster Celereon?

[EnigmaOne]

A10 is the way to go....just my two sense.

[vrek]

Ok, next problem. I have the cash for it but I don't have a credit card(I work under the table and to get credit I need a claimable job) . Is anywhere I can buy an A10 where I can use a money order or a store(bestbuy or circuit city or something) I can use cash?