Don't forget about the fact that Intel GM45 is busted, given that the only reviews on games and video so far have shown that it is still busted. You don't have to worry about that on AMD's Puma. Oh yeah and they are shipping all over the place.

I can confirm the novatech montevina models (the x50mv and Solo) are both running just as they should, so it's not all that bad - they're shipping too!

If you have a Montevina notebook with X4500 integrated graphics in your possession, could you check if it supports 1920x1200 on an external monitor? X3500 max out at 1600x1200.

I can tell you this, you look at HP's website and they will charge you $150 more to move up from 1GB of RAM to 4GB... You can buy that same 4BG of RAM from newegg.com or any other online retailer for half that price and even less if there is a rebate on it.

Why leave yourself to the whims of some dolt dropping components into your computer?

Well, did you bother to upgrade the memory? Did you run bench marks before and after memory upgrades?