laptop for poker and outdoor use

[asteroid]

hi,

i want to get a notebook with a 17" display mainly for playing poker and using pokertracker,pahud.i play at the most 4 tables.

highest priority:a screen which is well useable outdoors when the sun is shining!!

long battery life would be nice too(at least about 4 hours)

i want to use windows xp,not ready to experiment with vista esp as i play on stars,party, and ipoker

budgetreferable somewhere between 1000 and 2000 $


on a side note:what kind of backgrounds do u find best for playing outside in the sunshine and using hud as well:dark ones or bright ones( screenshots or pics would be great!)


thx for your help

asteroid