This is $299 this week at Best Buy.
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=9368169&type=product&id=1218092959299
Toshiba - Satellite Laptop L305-S5955 with Intel® Celeron® Processor - Onyx Blue
Processor is a newer version of the Celeron 900 (Penryn based) which for what you say you'll be using it for will be more than adequate.
Intel® Celeron® processor 900
Features a 800MHz frontside bus, 1MB L2 cache and 2.2GHz processor speed.
2GB DDR2 memory- expandable to 4GB.
Multiformat DVD±RW/CD-RW drive with double-layer support
15.4" widescreen TFT-LCD display with TruBrite technology and 1280 x 800 resolution provides native support for 720p content to bring your movies and games to life.
160GB Serial ATA hard drive (5400 rpm)
Mobile Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD with 128MB - 830MB dynamically allocated shared graphics memory. Built-in stereo speakers.
CD/DVD control buttons
Provide easy media control.
3 high-speed USB 2.0 ports.
Built-in Realtek high-speed wireless LAN (802.11b/g)
Built-in 10/100 Ethernet LAN with RJ-45 connector.
Weighs 5.5 lbs. and measures just 1.5" thin
Up to 2 hours and 40 minutes battery life.
Glossy black finish with an onyx blue lid
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic Edition operating system
Software package included:
With Toshiba Disc Creator, DVD Player, Microsoft Works 9, Adobe Acrobat Reader and more. 60-day trial version of Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007 Edition also included.