that emachines will do you good for video editing or photshoppish stuff as well. and its got a dvd-burner. its probably the best laptop value around.
also look at these:
gateway - m350
ibm - r40
toshiba - a45
but the emachines...
never had a problem with ibms. i've always used "hand-me-downs" from my dad's business and they've been SOLID to the max. great keyboards, nice screens (not as nice as sony/fujitsu, mind you) and aesthetically pleasant. never...
damn i'm glad i ordered mine with the overclock and velocity's going to cover it. sure, it doesn't make me a hardc0r l33t haXX0r, but those scores are NICE.
plus i don't trust myself. i'd break something if i personally tried to OC.
you know its strange, everyone having so much trouble with this machine.
mobilepc magazine loved it. their only beef with the screen was that it got fuzzy on non-native resolutions. read...