$1000 laptop

[BrandXMan]

I'm on a rather tight budget, only $1000, so as always i want to get the most bang for my buck on a new laptop. Anything will be better than what I'm currently running on ( very old Toshiba Satellite Pro 465CDX) so I'm not worried at all about being on the bleeding edge of technology.

Things I'm specifically looking for on the laptop are a good video system and a CD-RW. I see Nvidia and ATI both offer laptop systems in all kinds of configs. I have no idea of where to start looking for either video system or if these are even the right things to be looking for. To give you a clue about its use I'm a college student that needs a good solid computer for papers, some games, (Unreal anyone??) and possibly some light AutoCad down the road.

thanks for the help.
--B

 

[RossMAN]

Dell Inspiron 2650C for $881 w/ FREE SHIPPING and NO SALES TAX (in most states)

Celeron 1.5GHz-M, 14.1" XGA, 128MB, 20GB, Free 24x CDRW or 8x DVD, Modem/NIC, XP Home, Wordperfect Pack.

 

[coolVariable]

CompUSA: Toshiba 1115S103
Satellite Notebook Computer with 14.1" XGA TFT display, Intel Celeron 1.5GHz processor, 256MB memory, 20GB hard disk, DVD-ROM Drive, 10/100 Network Card $849.97

11/10/2002 - 11/16/2002
Price after $150 Mfr, $100 Intel mail in rebates. Free 3 months A.O.L. Internet access. Free 2 hours with technical expert plus free 6 hour standard application training class, $325 value

 

[bob332]

i think i saw a toshiba w/ celeron at costco for around $870-$900. you might want to check them out...