The T7500 CPU is very fast too, it look to be one of the fastest mobile CPU's around right now, which is nice.
Actually, it's not. There's the T8100 (2.1GHz, 3MB L2), T8400 (2.4GHz 3MB L2), T9500 (2.53GHz 6MB L2), and T9600 (2.8GHz 6MB L2), and there are some faster ones I think. I have the 2.1GHz T8100, which is the slowest current-generation non-ULV/LV laptop CPU, and it's just a little faster than the 2.2 GHz T7500 because the 45nm Penryn architecture (T8xxx/T9xxx) is slightly faster per-GHz than the older Merom chips (and more power efficient).
Anyway, that's a pretty good laptop for the price. My laptop (Vaio SZ) is a little faster, smaller (13.3"), and lighter (4 pounds), but it's a premium model (carbon fiber chassis, brushed aluminum, etc.) and cost $1400 (which is actually a bargain price considering it originally cost $2000), which is quite a bit more than what you paid :)