any laptop with a 17" screen has a full keyboard, don't know if that's still cramped or over your budget, but it's somthing to keep in mind if you will be primarily using the laptop. There are some good alternatives with that screen size, but are you really going to be that far from an outlet? I mean if this is for school, what about dorm and library outlets? Just saying, I kind of agree with Koggit, drop your money on a good desktop, and spend less on the laptop, my cousin programs on outdated laptops and never seems to have a problem. You'd be hardpressed to buy a laptop that fits your specs and doesn't already have wifi built in, and most programming languages are not graphics intensive, so you don't have to get the high end gaming machines.