One more comment about the new laptop...
OK, so I just had to create a share on my old laptop (14" screen) so that I could connect to it from the new one (17") and move some files. Jesus, but 17" screens are big on laptops. The old one made me feel like I was using a Blackberry by comparison. The size of the new one is stunning. I don't think I can fit it into my briefcase (which is fine, since I didn't really buy it to travel with), but holy-schmoly is it big! To quote Ferris Bueller, if you have the means, I highly recommend picking one up.
No. Seriously.