Also looking for a laptop deal. I passed on BF deals because I figured I'd just pound away on my laptop for another year or so. Of course, a week later I'm having all kinds of trouble with it and kicking myself!!! I'm looking for something basic, but nice: dual processor, at least 1 gb memory, 100 gb hd, dvd burner. The one I'm REALLY kicking myself for passing on was the HP I saw on staples.com on BF for $449 (after rebates)--2 gb mem (upgradeable to 4), 120 gb hd, lightscribe dl-dvd burner, firewire port...when do people think I can get another deal like that?