Laptop screen in sunlight?

I'm looking to get a laptop for use primarily outdoors. Most laptop reviews seem to mentioned just about everything EXCEPT visibility when the sun is shining on the screen. I'm looking at replacing an older Armada M700 that's really hard to read outdoors. Does anybody have experience with relatively lowcost laptops for use in sunlight?

Well, for my intended use it's impossible to not use it in the sunlight. I'm going to mount it on the dash of a tractor and use it in conjunction with a GPS for navigation. I currently use a handheld GPS but the screen is pretty small and I'm told that PocketPC GPS programs won't do what I want, leaving me with either very expensive agricultural GPS systems or a laptop and cheap roof-mounted GPS receiver. A compact Fujitsu or Sony would give me a wicked option.

Come on, there have to be some laptop junkies who've seen a lot of laptops being used on picnic tables or wherever. Who has the best sunlight-visible screens?

Laptop sunshade? I've never seen one before. Have to look for the review. Thx. I'll try to find a place around here that carries Toshiba laptops, too. Merci muchly and Merry Christmas.

True, but tinting makes it harder to see when there's not much light (night work and indoors). Also, that's why it has air conditioning. Seriously though, good point, although there's a _lot_ of glass to be tinted. Professionally done, it might cost more than a decent used (or new?) laptop.

I Googled laptop hoods and saw a good review of the Hoodman and it looks like that'd do the trick just fine. That should keep the light off the screen, my windows clear, and my pocketbook happy. Besides, if I bought a new laptop, I might be tempted to start playing games while I drive. Tractors go pretty slowly and a nice dual-head system on a laptop capable of playing a good FPS or, say, Warcraft would sure liven up the day, eh?