You've probably never heard of the company, but I bought an
Averatec laptop about a month ago and so far it's been really nice. I got a widescreen and it's still pretty lightweight, and very expandable. I almost got their lightweight one, but I'll admit that I didn't like how limited I was with the RAM.
I looked at Dell, and I was getting a better computer for the same price with the Averatec I bought. They're a small company, but they're getting a lot more notice.