YEAH! now before you get all up in my face about this brand...let me just say
Compaq
I know its with HP now but my brother got a compaq laptop and it is VERY VERY nice. We havent had any trouble from it and its gorgeous and runs well.
http://www.shopping.hp.com/webapp/sh...x=1&catLevel=2
check that out. I decked it out with tons of stuff and its good. the other option is
http://www.shopping.hp.com/webapp/sh...x=0&catLevel=2
Both are excelent.
DO THE CUSTOMIZATION!!! it takes about 20 days to get to you but you get a better product in the end. seriously.
We have the AMD-64 one. its GREAT!! The intel one has a more powerful graphics card though. get the 128mb one.
But yeah seriously, its got a nice BIG screen with great quality. Hard drive runs okay(noticably slower than a desktop tho). yeah anyway. That is what I suggest.
If you arent comfortable with that...
anything from Toshiba is good. not GREAT. I emphasize that. NOT GREAT. but good. it'll last you for many years. Their stuff is just overpriced IMHO.
I hope I helped. If I didnt, you can smack me
