$2499 notebook PC models mark the beginning of the highest-end notebooks on the market. The differences between $2499 notebook PCs and 1999 dollar notebooks lie in the processor speed and the amount of multimedia features included. Dedicated graphics cards are standard at the $2499 level along with 2.4 GHz and higher dual-core processors, 3 GB to 4 GB system memory, and 320 GB to 500 GB hard drive capacity. 17 inch notebook computers are quite common at the $2499 price level. DVD/CD/Blu-Ray combo drives and DVD/CD/Blu- Ray burners are included on select $2499 notebook PCs. In general $2499 notebooks are designed with multimedia enthusiasts, serious video gamers, and product designers in mind. In terms of functionality a $2499 notebook PC goes way beyond what most notebook computer users require to perform simple tasks such as listening to and burning CDs, watching and burning DVDs, working on basic productivity projects, checking and sending email, surfing the internet wirelessly and securely, and saving or downloading a large amount of files. $2499