I'd go for an eMac. The screen is so nice and big and bright. Its only slightly bigger than an iMac despite the 17" screen size. I still prefer desktops over laptops, and the eMac does everything superbly, and its got 8x DVD writing capability. No other in production has that right now. The eMac is the first. And the price of them is soooo good too. I don't think you can go wrong with one of those. They're the dogs testicles. :)