Dell Inspiron 6000D
I think it goes by a different name now or the model might be discontinued, not really sure. I bought it last year, with a 40% off coupon... awesome deal! Sometimes I feel like I should've gotten the 700m because it's more travel-friendly. My brother has it, and I really don't like how the keyboard is pretty small.
I've heard fujitsu makes really good laptops (but expensive). Dell has the worst customer service EVER, but I think they are reliable. Nobody I know that owns any Dell notebook or desktop has every had any problems.
I also have a 6 year old desktop that my brother built for me... after reformatting, it still runs pretty smoothly even though it's slow compared to my laptop.