As much as I hate to admit it....Dell will have what you are looking for. Sony's are nice but dont know if they are affordable or last that long anyway. HP is great. Bro got one for 1100 I think...athlon 64 bit 2 ghz, 512 mb ram, 60 gig hdd, x300 gpu, b/g wireless card, 15 inch screen. He upgraded the ram and got a 7200 rpm spinner....speedy laptop!