Acer Aspire 6920G 4 GB RAM 2.0GHZ $699!

http://www.officedepot.com/a/products/430175/Aspire-Widescreen-Notebook-Computer-With-Duo/

# The Acer Aspire AS6920-6508 notebook offers: 16"-diagonal widescreen WXGA (1366 x 768) CrystalBright™ LCD screen
# Intel Core 2 Duo processor T5750 operating at 2.0GHz
# Intel Centrino processor technology
# 2MB L2 cache
# Up to 667MHz frontside bus
# 4GB of PC2-5300 DDR2 SDRAM memory (the maximum configuration)
# 250GB 5400-rpm Serial ATA (SATA) hard drive
# SuperMulti DVD drive with Double Layer support (reads/writes DVD±R/RW, DVD-RAM, DVD±R Double Layer, CD-R/RW
# Intel Wireless WiFi Link 4965AGN (802.11a/b/g/Draft-N wireless LAN)
# Ethernet network interface (RJ-45 connector)
# 56K V.92 modem
# 4 USB 2.0 ports
# Built-in Acer Crystal Eye webcam, 0.3 megapixels
# Built-in fingerprint reader, for data security and easy, password-free access to your computer and accounts
# 6-in-1 memory card reader: reads SD, MMC, MMCplus, Memory Stick, Memory Stick Pro, xD
# ExpressCard/54 slot: also supports ExpressCard/34
# Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100 with 8MB dedicated memory, up to 358MB total available
# High Definition Audio with Dolby Home Theater® surround sound, built-in speakers and built-in subwoofer
# Microphone input jack, headphone/line-out/speaker output jack with SPDIF (digital audio) support
# 6-cell (2200 mAh) lithium-ion battery
# Dimensions: 1.55"H x 15.13"W x 10.81"D
# Weight: 7.28 lb

 

This is a nice machine. I checked one out at BB. I know Acer gets a bad rep for build quality and such... but for the money it's hard to leave it on the shelf. I tried my best to hear the sound but the store is incredibly noisy so I can't say if it was any better than your average laptop. And just for the record, I'd get the one with the dedicated Nvidia graphics.

 

The 6920G has pretty good build quality. The sound is pretty good for a notebook speaker but if you truly want good sound, stick with a speaker set.