software a notebook should have?

[ooo]

lol i dled zone alarm pro, lol a few years ago when i used it i didnt like it, seems alright now =) lol back then it was annoying cause it blocked everything even my internet connection at times =D lol

[Wolfmight]

my friend bout an old notebook for cheap and put nearly 200 snes roms on it with an emulator. It was like a portable gaming device.

[Spicker]

u will need speedswitch xp

it reduces the speed of ur cpu when ur not gaming or doing major stuff...

for ex.
when im on batter my lappy runs at 518mhz(normal is 1.7ghz, its a athlon 2200+) at all times which gives me 3hours of battery life. and runs the laptop nice and cool.

[notmuffy]

you can use Windows Firewall, too.
I use ObjectDock, windowblinds and Aquarium Desktop on my laptop, which has the same specs as yours. I also use XP 64 bit edition, which I don't recommend (going to go back to regular old XP soon). I havne't noticed decreased battery life, but then again I got the big 12 cell one.
You won't need speedswitch if you have the Turion chip.