HP zt3000 vs Dell Inspiron 8600

I'm looking at these 2 machines (HP zt3000 and Dell Inspiron 8600) for a very good general purpose - can do anything laptop - virtual desktop replacement. Looking for Pentium M (probably 2.0Ghz), 1GB memory, fast hard-drive (preferably 7200RPM), and very good graphics card.

So I'd like to hear what others have to say about my concerns/issues with each:
HP Plusses:
*) BrightView available (is this a positive?)
*) Probably better sound
*) Has Parallel port and Infrared port and an extra USB port

HP Negatives:
*) 7200RPM drive NOT avail
*) No 128MB Graphics card avail
*) Higher Price

Dell Plusses:
*) Price is less with the current 25% coupon
*) 7200RPM 60gig drive
*) 128 ATI 9600

Dell Negatives:
*) Appears generally not as reliable as the HP?

General Issues:
1) Not sure BrightView is a plus - isn't that just asking for a ton of glare??
2) Comparison of the 64MB ATI Radeon 9200 and either the 64MB NVidia Go5200?
3) If I get the Dell is the ATI 9600 worth the $48 upgrade over 64MB NVidia Go5200?
4) Any other comparisons I'm missing?
5) Any suggestions of other notebooks to look at instead?

Thanks!

 

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