When you buy a lap top you should resist the temptation to buy those brands that are the most expansive ones. Sometimes we buy those big names just because they are loaded. We look at the size of the hard-drive, memory, speed and so on. They cost around US$1.500 dollars.
The first question you have to make is this: what is the purpose of the lap top? Or where and how are you going use them?
Most of the people buy a lap top to navigate the internet, write e-mail and read them. The second reason is to write docs and papers for school. Then why do you buy a computer that will cost so much money?

I have seen notebooks for around 500 dollars. I bought one for my daughter and it works real fine. It is even faster than my Voio Sony.
You know you can save lot money and put lot cash in you savings so you can buy 2 other computers in the future.
Be smart next time you buy a lap top.