Folks - 

go for Sony Vaio if it is within the budget. new models come frequently so can't say about the present ones, but opt for the latest. if it doesn't fit to the budget, HP could be the next best choice.

Recalculating Price Inspiron 14 Starting Price $719 + Tech Specs As low as $22/month*1 Apply | Learn More   Discount Details Preliminary Ship Date: 1/22/2010

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Inspiron 14
	Date   1/13/2010 10:00:40 AM Central Standard Time Catalog Number   29 Retail 19 Catalog Number / Description   Product Code   Qty   SKU   Id Color: Obsidian Black   BLK   1   [313-7929]   10 Processor: Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T6600 (2.2GHz/800Mhz FSB/2MB cache)   MAT6600   1   [317-1427]   2 Inspiron 14: Inspiron 14 Notebook   ALB14HN   1   [224-5913]   1 Operating System: Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium, 64bit, English   W7HP6E   1   [330-6222][330-6372][420-6436][420-6576][420-7938][420-9100][420-9691][421-0092][421-0187][421-0323][421-1193][421-1367]   11 Office Productivity Software: Microsoft Works   IWRK9   1   [420-8051]   22 Hardware Support Services: 1 Year Basic Mail-In Service Plan   ST111RR   1   [950-9057][960-2780][990-7989][994-5000][994-8417]   29 Anti-Virus/Security Suite (Pre-installed): McAfee SecurityCenter, 30-Day Trial   MC1030D   1   [410-2184]   25 Battery: 37 Whr Lithium Ion Battery (4 cell)   4BAT   1   [312-0134]   27 LCD Panel: 14.0” High Definition (720p) LED Display with TrueLife™   720LED   1   [320-0810]   5 Memory: 4GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 at 800MHz   4GB   1   [317-1437]   3 Hard Drive: 320GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM)   320GB   1   [341-0357]   8 Video Card: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD   INTAC   1   [320-0812]   6 CD ROM/DVD ROM: 8X CD/DVD Burner (Dual Layer DVD+/-R Drive)   W7DVDRW   1   [313-8851][421-1362][421-1445][421-1582]   16 Wireless: Dell Wireless 1397 802.11g Half Mini-Card   DW1397   1   [430-2929]   19 Camera: Integrated 1.3M Pixel Webcam   CAM   1   [313-7933][421-1009]   21 Sound: High Definition Audio 2.0   IS   1   [313-4783]   17 Adobe: Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 9.0   ADOBER   1   [410-1883]   15 PROCESSOR LABELS: Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor   IC2DNB   1   [330-5125]   749 Data Protection Services: Dell Online Backup 2GB for 1 year   DOB2GB   1   [420-9518][988-0099][988-7707]   34

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Oh there are so many options, what size, portability, how you use it. with out those info, its hard to recommend anything. Just go to cnet.com look for editors reviews.

P.S if you are a Mac user, pony up a couple of hundred dollars and you have yourself the new unibody macbook.

I have sony vaio , bought nearly 5 years ago. Excellent condintion, paid 1475 then. selling for 700 now. I said it is in excellent condition, mean it :) 

wanna buy???