If you want something more modern though, then the Acer Aspire 5750 with its Intel Sandy Bridge Core i5-2410M (2.3GHz) processor will definitely appeal. For just $999 the 15.6-inch notebook has 2GB RAM, 500GB HDD and Intel HD Graphics 3000. If you're willing to top it up to $1198, then you can get a 14-inch model with the same processor, 4GB RAM, 640GB HDD and an NVIDIA GeForce GT 540M.