3,735.00 bucks? Blow me down...
I bought an Acer TravelMate 291LMi (Centrino 1.4G, 60G Seagate HD, 512 RAM, Intel 8255 GPU, Toshiba SD-R6112 2X/16X DVD-R/CD-R burner, 15.1" XG display, 3X USB2, 1X 1394, 10/100 ethernet+wireless+v90 modem) for 1,380 euros just one week ago... All major components on that one (RAM, DVDR, CPU, LAN+modem) are upgradable in a couple of minutes by anyone...
I could buy three of them for the above price.