Now I would put this in the "portables" sub-forum but nobody seems to go there :).
It looks like I might be going abroad for a bit so no more mr PC :(. I'm looking for an exremely rugged. dust-proof machine that can hack the odd game (if I can find an internet conection I'll be playing WOW) and other random tasks. I'm not TOO bothered about OS but I have been playing with my dads Quad Core G5 (:D) and decided that, other than the large screen, its pretty crap. Never the less thats probably because it uses 7300GTs (4 of them for some reason).
Bugget is: wait for it... £600 *crys*
Good luck
Edit: I hear an IBM T41 can be had for £300 and they are batterable aparently. I would have to add a new GPU if possible. I also spelt "portables" wrong, don't worry, i only got 2 letters mixed up :p
Edit2: Spelt spelt wrong
Edit3: I think... they wont let me install FF so i'm pretty lost right now