EggXpert

So the last laptop I bought was in 2001 and ended up not using it much.  But now I'm starting to travel more and I don't like constantly having to rely on company laptops (read no game installation on long, boring trips).  Because this will be primarily for travel, weight is a key requirement for me.  But I also like big monitors, I cannot lie. The problem I've had when looking online is the weight is often not listed.

I've searched for good review sights but haven't found much that fits what I'm thinking of (and certainly nothing as straight forward as gpureview was when I was looking for GPUs for my desktop).  Any nudges in the right direction would be appriciated.

In terms of specifics of what I'm looking for, it probably goes in this order:

1. Dedicated graphics card (WoW, this or Rome:Total War would be as intensive as personal use gets)
2. Lightweight
3. Large screen size (given #2)
4. Able to crunch Access databases (not huge ones, this would be as intensive as work use gets)
   
5. DVD clarity (for all those wonderful cross-country flights)

Any nudges, suggestions, or recommendations would be appriciated.  All I really know at this point is an Alienware machine would be awesome, but is far more than I need, I would go Office-Space-gangsta-printer-beatdown on a netbook, and am feeling a little overwhelmed looking at all the space inbetween.

Thanks!

Just about any laptop would work for this as long as you stay away from the nasty integrated Intel graphics chips.You don't need to spend a whole lot, but consider waiting until it's closer to the holidays before making the purchase as you can likely save yourself a whole heap of cash..  Last year, HP was doing 25% off on just about every model of laptop they made around the holidays.