HP DV7 - large screen and hardware virtualization support. Evidently enough people complained that it was permanently disable in old BIOS. It's now supported on at least some of their products:
http://www.shopping.hp.com/webapp/shopping/computer_can_series.do?storeName=computer_store&category=notebooks&a1=Intel+processors&v1=Intel+2nd+gen+Core&a2=Screen+size&v2=Over+16.9&a3=Category&v3=High+performance&series_name=dv7tqe_series&jumpid=in_R329_prodexp/hhoslp/psg/notebooks/Intel_2nd_gen_Core/dv7tqe_series
Indications that they're starting to unlock this feature in their bios:
http://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Notebook-Hardware/Enabling-Hardware-Virtualization/td-p/691835
Atheros N card for ath9k so hostapd etc work:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/JJPLUS-MR9-Atheros-AR9160-802-11N-ABG-500mW-Minipci-3x3-MIMO-MA25MP1-/190589728742?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2c600877e6
All in all, a relatively cheap rig all things considered...
