Dell's Inspiron 1525 laptops are currently available for a very attractive $499, marked down considerably as the Round Rock, Tex.-based computer maker rolls out newer products. For that price, you're getting an 2.0GHz Intel Celeron 550-powered notebook that runs Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic with a 15.4-inch hi-def screen. It's also got a combo DVD drive for playing and writing CDs, 1GB of DDR2 memory, and 80GB SATA hard disk drive and Intel's X3100 graphics chip. The sound card enables Hi-Def Audio 2.0, while Dell's Wireless 1395 802.11g Mini-Card is your ticket to connectivity in the wild.