[Icemaster]

Remember, you get what you pay for. If you're getting something from Toshiba, pray that it never needs to be repaired under warranty. I consistently have 4-6 week waits for replacement parts. Toshiba has never come through with parts on a timelay fashion despite repetitive promises, and thats not limited to 2 or 3 models, it's across the product line. They have a higher rate of failure than the other systems I've worked with.

What you need in a laptop is really dependant on what its going to be used for. I will caution you this on Celeron vs. P4 debate, usually folks think that the price point of a Celeron is more attractive and take the "that's all I need" mentatlity. Shortly after they purchase, they suddenly start discovering all the cool things they can do on PC and start asking it to do more than it was designed to handle, end result being a perception that it's crap.

Well, it is. Buying PC's is the only situation I'd recommend buying more than you need at the moment, you never know when your needs will change. And it's typically cheaper to buy up front than upgrade.