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Alpine · 11-09-2009, 09:00 PM

I'm sorta in the exact same boat. My old toshiba laptop displays nothing but the blue screen of death every single time i turn it on so i'm in the market for a new laptop as well.
I've been to staples, future shop, best buy all too many times the past week and considered laptops ranging from $500 to $850 but i think i've finally decided on a laptop:

It's an acer and it's available at staples:
http://www.staples.ca/ENG/Catalog/ca...affixedcode=WW
What's directing me towards the Acer is basically the integrated GPU. Sure it might not be able to play any new games, but in almost all benchmarks it's still at least 2X better than the integrated Intel 4500M garbage found with budget Intel laptops. The rest of the specs are basically the same with most of the other laptops that I've seen in the $500-650 range. You really have to step up to a $750-800 laptop to really get anything that's much different (and usually that's dictated by the inclusion of an independent video card).
Though... i'm not sure if it satisfies your integrated webcam criteria.

FYI: The Lenovo G550 is also available at Staples for ~$550:
http://www.staples.ca/ENG/Catalog/ca...affixedcode=WW

If you have any other questions i'll try to help out... I'll probably be looking intensely for the next week or so unless i pull the trigger on the Acer.

11-09-2009, 09:00 PM	#3
Alpine Need to Seek Professional Help Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Van Posts: 1,070 Thanked 550 Times in 295 Posts Failed 27 Times in 15 Posts	I'm sorta in the exact same boat. My old toshiba laptop displays nothing but the blue screen of death every single time i turn it on so i'm in the market for a new laptop as well. I've been to staples, future shop, best buy all too many times the past week and considered laptops ranging from $500 to $850 but i think i've finally decided on a laptop: It's an acer and it's available at staples: http://www.staples.ca/ENG/Catalog/ca...affixedcode=WW What's directing me towards the Acer is basically the integrated GPU. Sure it might not be able to play any new games, but in almost all benchmarks it's still at least 2X better than the integrated Intel 4500M garbage found with budget Intel laptops. The rest of the specs are basically the same with most of the other laptops that I've seen in the $500-650 range. You really have to step up to a $750-800 laptop to really get anything that's much different (and usually that's dictated by the inclusion of an independent video card). Though... i'm not sure if it satisfies your integrated webcam criteria. FYI: The Lenovo G550 is also available at Staples for ~$550: http://www.staples.ca/ENG/Catalog/ca...affixedcode=WW If you have any other questions i'll try to help out... I'll probably be looking intensely for the next week or so unless i pull the trigger on the Acer.