Need to purchase a laptop?

[George W. Bush]

I need a good laptop for daily stuff + gaming. I was looking at:

$1800 - Toshiba Satellite Intel Centrion Core 2 Duo 2.0GHz Laptop (P100-MA5)
(http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/proddetail.asp?logon=&langid=EN&MSCSProfile=3C79F0C7EA3162B2658C9C3AEACAD7681ACDB2 DAB4EC911695428743E98751FCD45540B8F556D57B1AD1B730 96655829D3A61A0D3475C894D9E521C74092C43C964B7D89EB CB66AC6FD6AE7304CEA1ACD25BAA17DF8CD8E6068345BA3D3A 370ED2B113C04D6F0CA7B9EA855B76D233E679874D1008ACB7 3E85E29BD7B92B3D3BB909CE8C5C867BA336CCFADC15A7F6F8 8FF5632643F75BFCEA8898151F235553E80A359345E2580B07 105B362933AF986A0F64CC03F29DE6FB89FB0E7CBAECF034B3 C798CB9F267F&sku_id=0665000FS10082004&catid=)

$1500 - HP Pavilion AMD Turion 64 X2 Dual Core 1.8GHz Media Center Laptop With Mobile Technology (DV9010)
(http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/proddetail.asp?logon=&langid=EN&MSCSProfile=3C79F0C7EA3162B2658C9C3AEACAD7681ACDB2 DAB4EC911695428743E98751FCD45540B8F556D57B1AD1B730 96655829D3A61A0D3475C894D9E521C74092C43C964B7D89EB CB66AC6FD6AE7304CEA1ACD25BAA17DF8CD8E6068345BA3D3A 370ED2B113C04D6F0CA7B9EA855B76D233E679874D1008ACB7 3E85E29BD7B92B3D3BB909CE8C5C867BA336CCFADC15A7F6F8 8FF5632643F75BFCEA8898151F235553E80A359345E2580B07 105B362933AF986A0F64CC03F29DE6FB89FB0E7CBAECF034B3 C798CB9F267F&sku_id=0665000FS10080749&catid=)

Toshiba has a nicer videocard, bigger (but slower Hard Drive), and faster CPU.

The HP has a much nicer visual look, a 1.3MP webcam - but smaller HD (120 instead of the 200 GB HD), and a shared videocard.

Not sure whether any of these laptops are worth the money, but need one.

What do you recommend from there, or should I look at other places for a good 17" widescreen + performance laption under $2000 (with taxes)?

[lobodog3]

I need a good laptop for daily stuff + gaming. I was looking at:

$1800 - Toshiba Satellite Intel Centrion Core 2 Duo 2.0GHz Laptop (P100-MA5)
(http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/proddetail.asp?logon=&langid=EN&MSCSProfile=3C79F0C7EA3162B2658C9C3AEACAD7681ACDB2 DAB4EC911695428743E98751FCD45540B8F556D57B1AD1B730 96655829D3A61A0D3475C894D9E521C74092C43C964B7D89EB CB66AC6FD6AE7304CEA1ACD25BAA17DF8CD8E6068345BA3D3A 370ED2B113C04D6F0CA7B9EA855B76D233E679874D1008ACB7 3E85E29BD7B92B3D3BB909CE8C5C867BA336CCFADC15A7F6F8 8FF5632643F75BFCEA8898151F235553E80A359345E2580B07 105B362933AF986A0F64CC03F29DE6FB89FB0E7CBAECF034B3 C798CB9F267F&sku_id=0665000FS10082004&catid=)

$1500 - HP Pavilion AMD Turion 64 X2 Dual Core 1.8GHz Media Center Laptop With Mobile Technology (DV9010)
(http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/proddetail.asp?logon=&langid=EN&MSCSProfile=3C79F0C7EA3162B2658C9C3AEACAD7681ACDB2 DAB4EC911695428743E98751FCD45540B8F556D57B1AD1B730 96655829D3A61A0D3475C894D9E521C74092C43C964B7D89EB CB66AC6FD6AE7304CEA1ACD25BAA17DF8CD8E6068345BA3D3A 370ED2B113C04D6F0CA7B9EA855B76D233E679874D1008ACB7 3E85E29BD7B92B3D3BB909CE8C5C867BA336CCFADC15A7F6F8 8FF5632643F75BFCEA8898151F235553E80A359345E2580B07 105B362933AF986A0F64CC03F29DE6FB89FB0E7CBAECF034B3 C798CB9F267F&sku_id=0665000FS10080749&catid=)

Toshiba has a nicer videocard, bigger (but slower Hard Drive), and faster CPU.

The HP has a much nicer visual look, a 1.3MP webcam - but smaller HD (120 instead of the 200 GB HD), and a shared videocard.

Not sure whether any of these laptops are worth the money, but need one.

What do you recommend from there, or should I look at other places for a good 17" widescreen + performance laption under $2000 (with taxes)?
Up date please.? I am too looking at the hp model .did you pick one yet and ???? and the best price you found for it. I can get it $1274 with a link from RFD