I have an HP dv4000 it is only 15.4 widescreen but I don't think I could have gotton better for the price.

17 inchers are nice..but f'in huge and heavy and shitty on battery life. Not to mention they typically run hot as hell.

I originally was going to go for the 17 because bigger is better...but this is fine.

I recommend internal bluetooth and a mx1000 mouse (bluetooth...have to buy it in combo with the keyboard though...mx5000 is the package)

of course also buy your comp with minimum RAM and upgrade it aftermarket from newegg or something..save you a couple hundred.