Looking for a New Notebook/Laptop. any suggestions.

[XMADICE]

Hello Again Folks, My Girlfriend is going to get herself a new Laptop, and wanted me to check things out for her, So i wanted to get your input. I was thinking of a Toshiba I have owned a few and they always seemed pretty good to me. SHe wants to use this thing in place of a desktop, so word processing, MP3 ripping, surfing/downloading. Price range anywhere from $800 to $1000. I would like it to have a NIC and USB. and maybe DVD built in if it's not to expensive. Thanks in advance
James

[Shinma]

IBMs have pretty reliable models as well.

[lb32]

IBM have great laptops, their support is excellent while you are under warranty. I've had my laptop from IBM for 4 years and 1 problem

[XMADICE]

Awesome, I didn't even think about an IBM. any reccommendations?

[Kevin930]

We had DELLs where I used to work, and they were quite good. They gave me a Dell Inspiron PIII, and I was quite happy with it...

[XMADICE]

Can't Buy any Dell ones. Since they have to be bought on credit, and the credit Card doesn't have a high enough line of credit.