hey, im off to college next year and i dont think im gonna bring my desktop because it takes up so much room and i dont want to transport it back and forth. what im thinking of doing is getting a laptop and then a 24 inch monitor for trading because i believe they can be connected correct? anyway, i am looking for a laptop that is small enough to carry around yet powerfull enough to run stock programs and a 24 inch monitor and anything else i could be running. If anyone has any advice please enlighten me.. thanks a lot -eric