Allright, I've got it narrowed down to an MSI and a Gateway, though if anyone thinks that another brand is better with comparable specs, please let me know.
What I want: intel core i3 or i5, dedicated graphics, numberpad on keyboard, hdmi out, 15-16" screen. The lighter the better.

Gateway: i5, 512mb ATI graphics, 5.7lbs, $715, good reviews
MSI: i3, 1gb nvidia optimus, blu-ray player, 5.3 lbs, $780, ok reviews

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Productcompare.aspx?Submit=Property&N=100006740&IsNodeId=1&PropertyCodeValue=393:53922,393:53928,398:16356,398:40014,398:44336,2923:18470,443:6963,445:14143,445:14144&bop=And&CompareItemList=32|34-101-229^34-101-229-TS,34-152-201^34-152-201-TS

Thoughts?

9/16/2010 7:12:01 PM

Stick with

Asus
Toshiba
Sony
and Dell, if you want.

http://www.squaretrade.com/htm/pdf/SquareTrade_laptop_reliability_1109.pdf

9/16/2010 9:37:54 PM