OK, so I'm buying a laptop--looking in 500-750 price range and I really like this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834117722
SONY VAIO NR Series VGN-NR430E/P NoteBook Intel Pentium dual-core T2390(1.86GHz) 15.4" Wide XGA 2GB Memory DDR2 533 160GB HDD 5400rpm DVD Super...