Interested in a laptop. suggestions?

[HRslammR]

the basic guidelines:
i'm not looking for a desktop replacement.
i'm not looking to game on it. (maaaybe the occasional WoW.)
i plan on mostly using it for class/work/general usage.
i'd LIKE a big-ish screen. i like big widescreens.

now my (ideal) price range. $600-800. maybe lower.

anything i should make sure to look out for? never shopped for a laptop. any brands that are particularly good? i was thinking dell.

anywho, suggestions?

 

[rxteenager]

Hey mate were in the same boat! i'm looking for a similar priced laptop. Well from what I seen you might want to check out toshiba or dell. I honestly think offers the most bang for the buck. I have configured the laptop I want more than 50 times already, so far this is what i have.

PROCESSOR Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T5270 (1.4GHz/800Mhz FSB/2MB cache) edit
OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows® XP Home Edition edit
LCD PANEL 15.4 inch Wide Screen XGA LCD Display with TrueLife™ edit
MEMORY 1GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz, 2 DIMM edit
HARD DRIVE 160GB 5400RPM Hard Drive edit
OPTICAL DRIVE 8X CD/DVD Burner w/ double-layer DVD+R write capability, w/ Roxio Creator edit
VIDEO CARD 128MB NVIDIA® GeForce™ 8400M GS edit
MEDIA DIRECT Dell Exclusive MediaDirect™ Instant Play Software Application edit
WI-FI WIRELESS CARD Dell Wireless 1390 802.11g Wi-Fi Mini Card edit
WEBCAM No Webcam Option

TOTAL IS 649$ with shipping and tax.

This same config with a 17" screen is 799$. You also might want to check dell outlet, they may have an inspiron with the same config 17" inch refurb for 600 to 700 bucks.

I seen toshiba satellites with a 1.8 ghz turion 2x 512kb cache with integrated graphics 120gb hd for 600 also.