[Mikey]

hey y'all.
im hoping to use your wisdom and pc skillz.

im getting a laptop. i want to spend exactly 650$ (after taxes and everything and shipping too if I get it online).

so being on a small gulf island i don't have any future shops, circuit city's,radio shacks or anything like that and i have to wait till the next time we go to town to check out an electronic store.

so what i was thinking is just ordering it online seeing how i can have much more variety and i can check everywhere out.

im only getting a laptop because the pc that we have now is super outdated old and running slow (like 256kram). and to get it reformatted it'll be 150$ and getting more ram is another 150 or more depending what i wanna get so it's easily over 300 and seeing how ive been in the market for a laptop for a long time i figured nows the time.

i only need it for going online, and maybe getting/storing music. no games.

i dont want to go the dell route but it seems the most economical way to go.

anyways i was hoping for any input help or advice as to what to get what i need what to look out for and where to get it.

please and thank you