HughMungus - 4:11 am on Dec 3, 2004 (gmt 0)

OK, so I want to go from a desktop to a laptop. I've bought or built 5 or 6 computers but never bought a laptop. What are some general caveats about laptops? I don't travel so weight isn't a great concern but I do have big hands so keyboard size might be (and trackball vs. trackpad vs. external mouse and keyboard connectors might be as well as docking ports, etc.). I will probably be converting my network to wifi, also.

Also, what are good/bad laptop brands?

Regarding XP vs. W2K. I'm a late adopter and I'm really happy with W2K. Why would I want to go up to XP? Advantages/disadvantages?

Thanks for any info or suggestions.