[basementjack]

Sonnie, that looks like a decent laptop - I can't comment on the value/price, but the specs look good. The only thing I'd question is the resolution of the screen - unless you have eye trouble, higher is usually better.

Also, if your laptop is going to have one primary home, consider hooking up a 2nd monitor to it - almost all new laptops (above $400) allow you to run 2 screens at the same time. (this is 2 separate screens, not a copy of what you have on the main screen)