I'll be in the market for 2 budget laptops here within the next month or 2. One will be used as a business laptop, with a lot of photo editing, and running business applications. The other is going to be mainly for web surfing, for buying/selling, email, a few games, nothing extreme, some movie playing/converting. My budget is around $375-$500 each. Something that is fairly easy to upgrade. I'll probably upgrade the ram, and at least one of the hard drives. They'll probably be bought from an online source. I will not be buying used, as I prefer a long/good warranty. Customer support isn't really a big deal, as I'm pretty good with computers. I've been looking at the Dell Inspiron 1525, Compaq Presario CQ50Z, Acer Extensa EX5620, Toshiba Satellite A205, Compaq Presario C751NR, Compaq Presario F756NR, and a few more that are just a little over my budget, but so far, the Compaq F756NR is my 'favorite'. I'm just looking for some advice, or other laptops.
