I need a new laptop. Currently running a old, old compaq presario r3000.. its slow, takes for ever to load and cant keep up with the internet connetion. I mainly surf the internet, I watch almost all of my tv shows online also. I have about 140+gig of music that i would like to store on it so it would need some memory. Not sure what i need, would like a mac but thats way out of the budget. Would like to keep it under $450. Looks like that there is a large amount to choose from. So what brands should i stay away from and what are the good ones?