Should I get this laptop?

[NYNY2244]

I'm sure a good few of you who look at the ads in the sunday paper have seen it, but if not, Circuit City is selling this Toshiba laptop originally priced at $680 for $450 without any rebates.

http://circuitcity.com/ssm/Toshiba-Sate...atOid/-12963/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do

Looking at the specs, it seems to be a bit better than what I can get from dell for the same price after a $100 rebate, so I'm really considering getting it since I've wanted a notebook for a while without having to spend a lot.

So basically, I'm asking for your thoughts. Should I go for it or wait for something better to come along? How good are Toshiba laptops in general? They're also offering a free router, printer, and some other stuff with it but I think those require rebates.

My brother will probably end up actually buying this since I'm saving up for a new desktop myself, but I don't want him spending $500 on a laptop that'll give him trouble in a few months or something.

 

[DaveSimmons]

Toshiba isn't nearly as good as they were 5 years ago, and I saw a story recently about a huge number of customer complaints with the BBB, you might Google to try to find that.

Dell has had some very nice Core Duo laptops recently for $700, but I haven't paid much attention to their $500 deals. Post about one here and we can compare.

Right now given a choice between 2 roughly equal laptops I'd definitely pick a $500 Dell over a $450 toshiba.