<<2. In the $3.5k range, am I better off with a low-end 765 or a higher end 560? >> I don't know TP prices that well, but you can get a brand new Tecra 740CDT (13.3" TFT, 166MHz MMX, nice machine, it took the TP770 coming along for me to think it was worth a switch), oh 3 gig disk by the way, for about $2600. I would assume that you should be able to do equally well in the TP line ...