<p>I'm leaning towards getting this laptop from Toshiba: Satellite</a> A500-ST56X6 Laptops PSAT9U-02S007 | Toshiba</p>
<p>but I heard that models from lenovo are are excellent, so I was wondering if anyone knows a laptop with similar specs from lenovo and is a better deal.</p>
<p>thanks.</p>
<p>i dont have that exact laptop, but i7 and 310m is the way to go. also, toshiba is very affordable for what it can do (toshiba user since 2005)</p>
<p>My son just got a Sony / VAIO. I wasn’t involved in his decision making or the purchasing, but he loves it. He’s not going into the BME program like you DK, so his computer needs may be different.</p>
<p>well, your son and I are both in college right? So we’ll surely be looking for a laptop for most of the same purposes</p>