Onsale.com currently has the 17-inch Toshiba Satellite L355-S7902 laptop (model no. PSLD8U-06C01E) priced at $549.99, which is $250 off its original list price of $799.99 and the lowest price we have seen for this particular laptop model anywhere else. Shipping rates start at $2.99 for ground delivery and sales tax applies for residents of California, Illinois, Minnesota, Tennessee and Wisconsin.

While the Toshiba Satellite comes highly recommended by most customers, Tigerdirect.com is still offering a higher-grade and more desired laptop that comes with more memory and greater RAM than the featured product. The 17-inch Gateway P-7805u FX Notebook PC continues to hold its sale price of $999 and has shipping rates starting at $1.99. For a more affordable solution Buydig.com has the Asus Eee PC 10-inch Seashell Netbook available for only $309.95 with FREE shipping included. And don’t forget to keep your laptop cool with the Antec Notebook Cooler 200 which is priced $61.29 with shipping rates starting at $5.97 and located at Technoweb.com

The Toshiba Satellite delivers a 2.16GHz Intel Premium Dual Core T3400 processor, 250GB worth of hard drive space, and 3GB of RAM that can be upgraded to 4GB. Its 17-inch display has a maximum resolution of 1440 x 900 which is powered by its Mobile Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD. It comes with one ExpressCard Slot, 3 USB ports, and Microsoft Vista Home Premium pre-installed. It is backed by a one-year manufacturer’s warranty, Dimensions: (W) 15.7” x (H) 1.7” x (D) 11.5”; weight 6.94lbs.