What are some good laptops between about $700-$1000?

[CFH]

What is the minimum screen size I should be looking for? The stupid fucking Futureshop site has the laptops divided by screen size...

[CFH]

I know it's Walmart, but how does these look to you guys? I really know very little about laptops having never owned one and I'm obviously reticent to trust a salesperson.

Walmart.ca: Dell, Dell Inspiron 1545 Laptop in piano Black finish **Wal-Mart Exclusive**, Dell Inspiron 1545 Laptop in piano Black finish **Wal-Mart Exclusive** Also available in Red and Blue

Walmart.ca: Acer, Acer Aspire 7735Z 17.3" Notebook, The Acer Aspire 7735Z delivers digital excitement to see, hear and live. Feast your eyes on the 17.3" 16:9 display and treat your ears to the intriguing sound experience of 2nd Generation Dolby audi

[jamiebhoy]

Of the three desktop PC's I have my favourite is the Acer, runs smooth with no problems. Have had performance issues in the past with Dell.
The Acer you listed looks like a nice deal.

[RP33]

The Acer has a much bigger screen and is a more powerful machine.. i really wouldn't worry about brand names, so long as they are a credible name.. acer has been in the game a while and i wouldn't hesitate to purchase anything from them.. my desktop is a Lenovo, which is an IBM brand and it's a beast.. if you can find a lenovo laptop it may be worth while.. but that acer is a nice laptop for the price.

[CFH]

The Acer has a much bigger screen and is a more powerful machine.. i really wouldn't worry about brand names, so long as they are a credible name.. acer has been in the game a while and i wouldn't hesitate to purchase anything from them.. my desktop is a Lenovo, which is an IBM brand and it's a beast.. if you can find a lenovo laptop it may be worth while.. but that acer is a nice laptop for the price.

What model is yours?

[RP33]

The Acer has a much bigger screen and is a more powerful machine.. i really wouldn't worry about brand names, so long as they are a credible name.. acer has been in the game a while and i wouldn't hesitate to purchase anything from them.. my desktop is a Lenovo, which is an IBM brand and it's a beast.. if you can find a lenovo laptop it may be worth while.. but that acer is a nice laptop for the price.

What model is yours?

it's a desktop and it's prob 3 years old.. 3000 J series.. it doesn't have much memory but it runs perfect even with all of the shit i have on the hard drive and memory sucking programs i use.

[CFH]

The Acer has a much bigger screen and is a more powerful machine.. i really wouldn't worry about brand names, so long as they are a credible name.. acer has been in the game a while and i wouldn't hesitate to purchase anything from them.. my desktop is a Lenovo, which is an IBM brand and it's a beast.. if you can find a lenovo laptop it may be worth while.. but that acer is a nice laptop for the price.

What model is yours?

it's a desktop and it's prob 3 years old.. 3000 J series.. it doesn't have much memory but it runs perfect even with all of the shit i have on the hard drive and memory sucking programs i use.

Ah, I somehow managed to miss the fact that it was a desktop in your original post. I've been looking at some Lenovo laptops, but the cheap ones seem to be a bit underpowered according to the CNET reviews I've read. The 1.3GHz processor seems to be a major issue. I have no idea what kind of processor I should be looking for though .