. But you can still use USB 2.0 if you'd like, or buy a pc firewire port for 20 bucks. The firewire ports that do come with laptops are the 4-pin ones, and a convertor for the ipod.
I have a 3rd gen ipod, so I just bought a USB 2.0 cable for my x1000.
By the way, you probably dont need a 1.6 ghz centrino, just use a 1.4 or 1.5, save money, It's not that big of a difference, I have a 1.5 myself.
Why dont you buy this model:
And then just order however much more ram you need from crucial.com
With your budget, it'd fit perfectly, as well as some money left over to buy accessories.[/url]
