Hey Rtech
I sourced my laptop around 20 months back. Its Dell Inspiron 4150 with 30 GB HDD, 1.7 GHZ PIV, 512 Ram with a 7500 graphix card and Wi-Fi enabled, CDRW/DVD rom.
I purchased it from the states for 1200$ during the christmas season with actual price being 1400 (means i got $200 rebate-2 weeks). Honestly I wish i cud pick up a thinkpad just cuz its an IBM but as a VFM package nothing comes close to a dell. I think for a similar price like mine u shud easily be picking up a better dell piece. They have a worldwide service network and my own experience with them in India has been quite nice. They are pretty patient when u speak to them on the phone and pretty much are quick with their solutions.
O/wise look for 2nd hand Vaios since i have started seeing quite a few now in the 2nd hand market. They look good, perform really nice, My only gripe with them is their battery performance. 2 hours at best under normal usage. My Dell gives me 3.
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