Help me choose a laptop

[Sticky]

I'm going to uni in a few weeks, and it's occured to me that I need a laptop, and I know absolutely bugger all about them. Seeing as this is a computer internet based chat-forum-intersite, there should be some people who know what they're on about when it comes to laptops.
What I'm looking for is:

• A good quality sound card
• Something easy to carry
• Not Apple
• Wireless internets

I don't mind about having to get one built from bits, I know some people who can take care of that, as long as the parts are available in England.

[FliesLikeABrick]

Lenovo (IBM) thinkpad T60.  you won't regret it.


If that is too expensive, get any of the other T series ( I have a T42 and love it). 

[Iridescent]

gaming or studying.
Studying try getting a notebook (the pc kind) maybe.
Gaming you'll need a big one which aren't easy to carry.

[Infernale]

just dont get a Dell no matter how hard the seller pushes it up your nose

[Sticky]

It's mostly going to be used for music since I'm doing a music degree, so graphics and such don't matter. I'm after high sound quality and a lot of disk space. Oh, and my budget is around £600.

[Iridescent]

you could get a reasonable laptop then an external hard drive

[Camping_carl]

i heard alien ware is having a sale..

[CardBoardWarrior]

Alienware is way overpriced. I would also reccomend the thinkpads as flab said, they are great notebooks and the batteries last forever.

[ds dude]

For what reason do you want a laptop for is it for:

Playing games
Studying
Buisness

or do you want a lap top for just to playing on it and studying on it and doing the normal thing with a computer.I really cant give you a specifc kind

[O.R.I.O.N.]

Alienware is way overpriced.

That's kinda true, but they're still freaking good comps.  A friend of mine has a 5700 with a pricetag off around $2200, but it can handle Doom 3, F.E.A.R., HL2, and a crapload of other games at an excellent level, and it still takes care of all of his assignments.