Notebook running Windows for music cassette, gaming, and college use?

I'm geared up to spend $3000 on a notebook to take to college and also to be used for music recording/listening and also for playing the up-to-the-minute games. I wanted a suggestion on what brands and models if you can. I'm thinking I want something near Intel and NVIDIA. I'm not sure if I want Vista, would you recommend it over just sticking next to XP? I also want something portable, no bigger than 17" (no smaller than 14"-I'll probably use an external monitor anyways). I'll use it for playing games like Half-Life 2, AoE III and any newer games that I attain interested in. I hold a band that plays Progressive/Jazz Fusion and want to know how to record contained by a live setting. Thanks.

Answer:
I have the hp dv 6261ea, check on hp for full details.
I am sure it is the one for you:
1 GB of ddr2 hit,
2.0 Dual centrino 4 MB cache,
128 dedicated Geforce Go 7400 (can supply another 128 from ram),
160 GB hard disk,
window vista home premum,
15.4 crystal screen,
cool hp shortucts close to media player, hp swift play etc.
Hp remote control (Very cool remote),
Altec lansing speakers.
Very cool looking.

check for the exact current price on hp.com
It wont be above $3000 any way.

I strongly recommend that you shift to Vista, its much more stable and the most cool looking OS ever.

Since i own it, you can ask me about any item you want abt this laptop

I'm a Dell fan. If you're going to jump with Vista simply make sure you enjoy 2gb of ram. You'll probably want a 15.4" and possibly an Intel Duo Core. Especially with any extra apps. Then if you're going to do some demo try Sound Forge. I've created a couple albums with that for charity.

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Notebook running Windows for music cassette, gaming, and college use?

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