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Really, when it comes to laptops, the real question is: "how much are you willing to blow?"
to mirror the hdd, I'd just get an exterrnal drive and keep it on the desk to serve as backup.
I think you'd be hard-pressed to find a laptop that weighs over 10 pounds. To the extreme of lightweight, if you're up for spending $500-$800 more than your specs call for, you can get one of those ultra-portable laptops whose only downside (aside from monitor/keyboard size)is they break more easily.
Spending an extra 100 bucks for an upgrade to a... say... GeForce 8400M will get you dual monitor support... but even some on-board graphics accelerators give you that these days.
If you're looking for a name to roll with - Lenovo Thinkpads are solid, and built to last. I'd own one myself, but I've opted, instead, for a more inexpensive HP to simply keep me plugged in as I bounce from desktop to desktop in my day.
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