cheap laptop/notebook

hey, recently i decided it was time to upgrade my pc,, and then i thought maybe i could just buy a nice laptop, and after searching around i relised it wasn't the best idea, as for what i would want it to do would cost me far more then a desktop would and now im still wanting a laptop so im thinking, is there a very very cheap route i can go about this, for example,

if all i need is maybe microsoft word, excel, maybe powerpoint, the ability to play music, and surf the net, watch movies on it, i wouldnt need it for any gaming, or anything resourcefull, 40-60 gb would be enough (not that im aposed to more)


.. can i find a laptop like this cheap, i dont care about core 2 duo's or high ram, all i need is the bare minimum, can anyone maybe give me a link to somewheres i can find something like this

thanks for the advice, im going to check some local stores

Everyone has a different need and one thing to look out for with bare-minimum is quality.
Now there isn't much you can do about it, but what I would suggest is to go with an extended warranty if possible.

Either get it from a DELL (with coupons you can find at http://www.DealCatcher.com), or BestBuy like G said.

I normally wouldn't advocate the extended warranty, but in this case, I think the few dollars extra you spend will be more than likely well spent money as any low cost notebooks I have seen have what I could call "reliability" issues.