I bought the wife aGateway for 799 -50 instant and 150 mail in Rebate = 600.00
40 gig Pentium IIII cdburner dvd/rom usb 2.0 firewire
Although I ahd to add my own wireless card. Anyway,
She loves it, mainly used for internet.
I love Gateway and have never had any problems with them. 6months no payment and no interest, right now.
http://www.gateway.com/index.shtml
Anyway, just a suggestion.