Here’s what I got:
Inspiron 6400 Intel® Pentium® Dual-Core T2080 Processor (1.73GHz,533MHz,1MB L2 cache)
Wide Sreen 15.4″ WXGA (1280×800) TFT Display
Memory Dual-Channel 1024MB (2×512) 533MHz DDR2 SDRAM
Hard Drive 120GB Serial ATA (5400 RPM)
Fixed Internal 8X DVD+/-RW Drive including software, for Vista only
Battery Primary 9 cell 85W/HR LI-ION
Integrated Intel Media Accelerator 950
Dell Wireless 1390 802.11b/g 54Mbps Mini-PCI Wireless Card, for Dual Core Processors
English – Vista Business
English Microsoft Works 8.0 (Word Processor, Database) with Recovery CD
Not entirely sure about the memory. Last time I played with Vista it took 800Mb sitting idle – no programs running. But hey, operating an a shoestring budget is never pretty. And I can always use Ready Boost if I need to.
Performance isn’t really an issue. I’ve got all the power I need.
And why on earth do OEM’s insist on putting Works on every damned machine they build. I’ve got Works installed on the Compaq I got 2 years ago and have never ONCE used it.
And I figured that I might as well get Vista since the service Pack is out soon. And I never really got playing around with the beta beyond admiring the eyecandy.
Delivery date says on or before the 26th. We’ll see.
Random Musings 
Now why don’t you get something useful like a MacBook Pro?!?
Ha. If pigs had wings I would.
I agree with you on that. Apple make great stuff. So I’m not going to argue on that. And yes, there is little or no disruption from switching ( by way of VMWare and Google apps 🙂 ) .
But take data backup. Apple has yet to come out with a WHS -like product (they’re probably working on it – which has softies running around in circles making WHS better). Take games.
The vast majority of games are PC-only (forget trying Halflife 2 on VMWare). In fact. IF jobso ever made OSX avaliable sans- Mac (he wont), i’d be the first to buy it .
I’m wondering, in fact, how many Windows users have seen OSX and wished they could buy it sans-Mac?