Nothing sticks out this year that I would wait out for. in 05, I got the HP Ze2308wm laptop from Walmart, which is still going strong ( gave it to my cousin who enjoys it), and in 06, got the Compaq v5000 laptop, also from Walmart, for myself. I am on it right now typing this post. all i have done to it was upgrade the memory to 1 /1/2 gigs and it works flawlessly. in 05, it was so cold, but in 06, it was very mild, so it wasn't that bad at all waiting outside.