There is a Toshiba for around the same price that has a little more i.e. bluetooth an supports wireless n standard natively for the same price but its still a good laptop for the price i would get it.
well my bro in law and sis both can get discounts through their schools but that laptop already had a discount for this week which was pretty good...i think it was like almost $400 dollars off which is pretty good imo.
i think thats a really good price.. only downside i see is the screen size.. not a fan of the 15 inch.. but w/ whats inside you can't complain
my bro's old hp dv1000 or whatever it is w/ the core 2 duo and 7600gt GO costed more than that... but it is 17 inches.. i think its a great deal you found.. considering the mobile card i see better than that is the 8800
well if i got the 14 inch the best gpu they had was the 8400. And the 15 inch could get me the 8600gt for only $100 more which is pretty good i guess.
and my buddy has a similar maybe same laptop as your bro does.