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<p>I'm put together a basic list of websites that would be of help in making your decision. Any additions are definitely welcome :)</p>

<p>Manufacturer's education sites (discounts!!):[ul]
[li]IBM/Lenovo ThinkPad: <a href="https://www-03.ibm.com/lenovo/shop/personalpages/public/index.cfm?vcid=%27%29%3ESJT%2C8%2BQ%20%20%20%0A&maxid=usstudents&establish_cookie=true%5B/url%5D"&gt;https://www-03.ibm.com/lenovo/shop/personalpages/public/index.cfm?vcid=%27%29%3ESJT%2C8%2BQ%20%20%20%0A&maxid=usstudents&establish_cookie=true&lt;/a&gt;[/li][li]Dell: <a href="http://www1.us.dell.com/content/router/lookup.aspx?c=us&cs=2236&l=en&memberid=US17970622&s=eep%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www1.us.dell.com/content/router/lookup.aspx?c=us&cs=2236&l=en&memberid=US17970622&s=eep&lt;/a&gt;[/li][li]HP/Compaq (will need to register to get discount): <a href="http://www.shopping.hp.com/education/%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.shopping.hp.com/education/&lt;/a&gt;[/li][li]Apple (if you're getting an iPod, then you can get a good discount here too): <a href="http://store.apple.com/1-800-780-5009/WebObjects/EducationIndividual?type=higherEd%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://store.apple.com/1-800-780-5009/WebObjects/EducationIndividual?type=higherEd&lt;/a&gt;[/li][/ul]
Toshiba and Sony don't have dedicated education websites:
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[li]Toshiba: <a href="http://www.toshibadirect.com/td/b2c/clin.to?rcid=-26367&coid=-26368&ccid=1291021&seg=HHO&sel=0%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.toshibadirect.com/td/b2c/clin.to?rcid=-26367&coid=-26368&ccid=1291021&seg=HHO&sel=0&lt;/a&gt;[/li][li]Sony: <a href="http://www.sonystyle.com/is-bin/INTERSHOP.enfinity/eCS/Store/en/-/USD/SY_BrowseCatalog-Start?CategoryName=cpu_VAIONotebookComputers&Dept=computers%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.sonystyle.com/is-bin/INTERSHOP.enfinity/eCS/Store/en/-/USD/SY_BrowseCatalog-Start?CategoryName=cpu_VAIONotebookComputers&Dept=computers&lt;/a&gt;[/li][/ul]&lt;/p>

<p>Reviews and Discussion Forums:[ul]
[li]<a href="http://www.notebookreview.com%5B/url%5D"&gt;www.notebookreview.com&lt;/a> <---very detailed and possibly the best review site on the web. Also has a discussion forum for "What should I get".[/li][li]<a href="http://www.pcworld.com%5B/url%5D"&gt;www.pcworld.com&lt;/a&gt;[/li][li]&lt;a href="http://www.cnet.com%5B/url%5D"&gt;www.cnet.com&lt;/a> <---although it is rumored that they are biased towards their advertisers.[/li][li]<a href="http://www.laptopmag.com%5B/url%5D"&gt;www.laptopmag.com&lt;/a&gt;[/li][/ul]&lt;/p>

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<p><a href="http://edealinfo.com/%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://edealinfo.com/&lt;/a> has discount codes for Dell which are often better than the education store.</p>

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<p>eBay…i’d be cautious about Seller Rating and such on a purchase like this</p>

<p>there’s also <a href="http://www.escrow.com%5B/url%5D"&gt;www.escrow.com&lt;/a> if needed</p>