impulse buy

I need a laptop.

Okay, I totally don't. But the one that Sun gave me is 6 years old, nonfunctional Pentium 2, and I WANT a new laptop.

I was inspired by a friend of mine who found a 2ghz Intel laptop on Bestbuy for $600 (after $250 mail in rebate).

So help me. I'm going to look at Best Buy, and a couple more stores and see if they have any xmas sales going on that would make this a good idea. Preferably I won't spend over $800. I want as much as I can get for that, the more stupid features the better.

I also don't want a "random asian built this in his basement" laptop, I'd like a brand name that will actually perform, and has a warranty. I know this is possible, because PC hardware is dirt cheap.

So if you see any amazing laptop deals while you're doing last minute xmas shopping, PLEASE let me know. I'd like to buy this before xmas, because that's when I assume the best deals will be. Tell me what brands you've had good experiences with too, please. I know nothing about laptops. Absolutely zero.

Thanks!