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<p>When I was looking for my laptop, I came across these three from Best Buy. I though they were a decent deal; Other's might be inclined to disagree, though.</p>

<p>Compaq</a> - Presario Laptop with Intel® Pentium® Dual-Core Processor T2370 - C762NR</p>

<p>[Compaq</a> - Presario Laptop with AMD Turion™ 64 X2 Dual-Core Mobile Technology TL-60 - F767NR<a href="AMD%20processor,%20though">/url</a></p>

<p>[url=<a href="http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8771313&type=product&id=1203815723537%5DToshiba"&gt;http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8771313&type=product&id=1203815723537]Toshiba&lt;/a> - Satellite Laptop with Intel® Pentium® Dual-Core Processor T2370 - Onyx Blue Metallic - A205-S5825](<a href="http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8779583&type=product&id=1204332500561%5DCompaq"&gt;http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8779583&type=product&id=1204332500561)&lt;/p>

<p>Two of them only have 1GB of RAM, however, and I've heard that with Vista you'll definitely need more. =P They're expandable to 2GB, though.</p>

<p>I dunno, I trust stores like Best Buy and Office Depot (Best Buy moreso), so I think you'd be good if shopped from there and waited for sales or deals to pop up. Plus, you can also return it within a time frame and do things in store that you can't do online. Others are more savvy than I, though. =P</p>

<p>Plus, if you don't have a printer, Best Buy is having a sale on some of them now. =]</p>

<p>I've never had an Acer, but when I was looking for my laptop, I did not hear good things about them.</p>

<p>Are you factoring in costs for accessories/software [like anti-virus]/warranties, at all? Or just disregarding those?</p>

<p>Also, just because it has no negative reviews doesn't necessarily mean it's a good laptop, and just because it does have a few negative ones, that doesn't mean it's a bad laptop.</p>

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<p>I was originally hoping to get Windows XP, but at this point I think I'm fine getting Vista. However, especially with Vista, I want to have at LEAST 2 gigs of RAM. While I don't need a heavy-duty computer, I also don't want to get something like the eee pc because I still want to have something semi-professional. Also, I'm more inclined towards getting a core-2 duo if possible. For these reasons, the Acer seems to be a pretty good deal.
Also, I've read a lot of stuff online and it seems like the general consensus is that Acer is improving their quality, but I'm not sure how that applies to this model.</p>

<p>EDIT: All the software "accessories" and whatnot I can get free/use open source. I'll probably be buying a printer, but I think I'll get it separately.</p>

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<p>How about this one? Dell</a> - Inspiron Laptop with Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor T5750 - Jet Black - I1525-122B</p>