I have been looking for a portable solution for web access and email 
while away from home and also want to be able to run MPLAB and my ICD2. 
  Along with various other Windows software that I have, I want to a 
system that runs XP.  Many older programs and hardware won't work with 
Vista and I just don't want it.

But... looking at the usual suspects (Dell, HP, Acer, etc) there are 
numerous products starting at $450US which would be fine for my purposes 
except they come with Vista.  For example, selecting XP at the Dell site 
narrows the choices down to 3 systems, the least expensive of which is 
an Inspiron 1520 at $650.

 From what I have seen on forums, the EEE PC just comes up shy on ease 
of use with the small screen.  And they're up around $400 anyway.

So... any suggestions on a low-end XP laptop or notebook?
Thanks!
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