I personally own Toshiba and is very happy with the performance and looks alongwith features ( multimedia keys are touch sensitive ) ..The newer version that I have comes with Harmon Kardon built in speakers and sounds gr8 while watching movies .I leave it on for atleast 8-10 hours and it never overheated .
Another good option is Sony due to its lightweight / style / features . On the flip side it is little overpriced may be due to the brand name .
Hope it helps a little.
Ashwani

P.S: If u r in Canada and not living close to any borders in USA ( parallely dont have US address ) I would strongly suggest you to buy from Canada . The warranty issues will drive you nuts otherwise . If you keep an eye on deals you can get almost the same price as in US

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on sale at office depot $ 299.03

Acer® Aspire® 5720 15.4" Widescreen Notebook Computer With Intel® Pentium® Dual-Core Processor T2370 Item # 101405

With its dual-core processor, large memory and multimedia capabilities, the Acer Aspire 5720 notebook handles your work and mobility demands with ease. You can share photos, burn DVDs, view movies, listen to music and enjoy the convenience of wireless networking. It features the Intel Pentium dual-core processor, a generous 2GB memory and a 160GB hard drive, while a SuperMulti DVD drive lets you burn and play CDs and DVDs, including DVD±R, DVD±RW and DVD-RAM formats. There is a built-in Webcam and media card reader, too.

An integrated 5-in-1 memory card reader lets you access digital photos, MP3s and other files from these flash memory formats: Secure Digital (SD), MultiMediaCard (MMC), Memory Stick, Memory Stick Pro and xD-Picture Card.


The Acer Aspire 5720 (AS5720-4680) notebook offers:
15.4"-diagonal widescreen WXGA (1280 x 800) CrystalBright LCD screen
Intel Pentium dual-core processor T2370 operating at 1.73GHz
1MB L2 cache
Up to 533MHz frontside bus
2GB of PC2-4200 DDR2 SDRAM memory
Maximum memory capacity: 4GB (Available system memory will be considerably less than this amount and will vary by model and system configuration. This is due to the use of shared video memory and operating system limits.)
160GB 5400-rpm Serial ATA (SATA) hard drive
SuperMulti DVD drive (reads/writes DVD±R/RW, DVD-RAM, CD-R/RW)
802.11b/g wireless LAN
Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000Base-T) network interface (RJ-45 port)
56K V.92 fax/modem
4 USB 2.0 ports
1 FireWire (IEEE 1394) port
1 S-video out port
5-in-1 memory card reader: reads SD, MMC, Memory Stick, Memory Stick Pro, xD-Picture Card
ExpressCard/54 slot: also support ExpressCard/34
Integrated Acer Crystal Eye webcam, for video chat and still photos
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100 with up to 358MB shared memory
Intel High Definition Audio with Dolby-certified surround sound
Built-in stereo speakers, headphone/speaker/line-out jack and microphone input jack
Bilingual (English/French) keyboard with touchpad
6-cell lithium-ion battery (4000 mAh); 65W AC adapter
Dimensions: 1.7"H x 14.4"W x 10.8"D
Weight: 6.17 lb

Microsoft® Windows Vista® Home Premium operating system comes installed, a dual-boot system allowing you to select either English or French as the default language. Other software includes:

Microsoft Works 8.5
Cyberlink Power Producer
Acer Crystal Eye
NTI CD-Maker™
Adobe® Acrobat Reader
Acer Empowering Technology (Acer eNet, ePower, eAudio, ePresentation, eLock, eRecovery, eSettings Management)
Norton Internet Security™ (trial, with 90 days of free updates)

The Acer Aspire 5720 is backed by the manufacturer's 1-year limited international travelers warranty.

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Clinton

A great deal - I ve been using it since Jan ... got it for 500/- then . However on office depot it says .... insufficient stock.... but seems delivery can be made later ..... sounds an awesome deal.... I brought this and re installed XP and its running trouble free .

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Fido.

I bought one yesterday for my friend. So I just posted for CD's

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Clinton

Hello Clinton,
Thanks for your help. I (back) ordered one. They said if the stock is available next week, they will ship it then.

Cheers

manoj

Thanks guys for posting it.
Even in the area that I live it is fully sold out. After great deliberations ( regarding is ACER is a good model), I have ordered for one. The website tells me that it will be shipped to my address on Sept. 2 nd. 2008.
Just as a precaution, I have listed for sale in Kijiji for $499 (all inclusive). When I was searching for a laptop a few months ago in Kijiji, I could not get one for less than $600 (and it was all used laptop with a much inferior configuaration as this one).
I will keep the CD board updated.

Peace

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