hmmm, yeah I guess I didn't really give enough info on other stuff I need to consider. I was hoping to spend less than $1000, which rules out a lot of things, I know.
I would like a laptop mainly because it is so much less work moving them places and it would fit my room much better seeing as how my room is like 9'x9'. However desktops are cheaper to fix and a chore and a half to steal. I don't know this from experience
I would just imagine something that has several pieces each weighing much more than an entire laptop would be more difficult to make off with. So I'm probably leaning slightly more to a desktop unless I can stumble across a really good laptop deal.
Primarily I would use it for word processing and internet use. A little bit of gaming on theside but not much (there's really only a small amount of videogames I actually like).
And I don't plan on upgrading it all that much, that's why I just want something that is relatively cheap and will work. I'll be graduating in the near future (about a year) and hopefully after that I'll be able to land a job that can let me afford nicer stuff. So in the mean time I just want something relatively cheap that won't give me trouble.
Oh and I like the idea of the dvd/cd-r combos. Are those any good or does that really depend on the manufacturer?