i am curious as to whether current patched osx dvd would support my sys specs out-of-the-box. i am looking to do a dual-boot, possible tri, and don't want to go through the hassle if i have to do an extensive amount of patching.

specs:

Intel® Core™ 2 Duo processor T7200 (2.0 GHz)
15.4" WXGA Widescreen (1280x800)
256MB NVIDIA® GeForce® Go 7400
512MB DDR2 SDRAM (2x256MB)
80 GB 5400 RPM SATA Hard Drive
LightScribe Super Multi 8X DVD+/-RW w/Double Layer
Intel® PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection

you might be able to find some additional info on the system, but just as a note... hp has by far the worst support that i have ever used. really. my re-installization of xp was a huge pain, not to mention issues i ran into with quickplay.

so, anyways. thanks for the advice. the funny thing is, i probably won't wait on the install. actually, i think i will start now. i don't think i will run into any major problems with the basic install. i will just disable the SATA support in the bios so the disk utility will recognize the drive. after installation, i will just do some fdisk commands, etc. and, i should be good to go.

ok. give me some ideas for my soon-to-be toasted laptop.

pax.