Bought one of these (Toshiba L300/OSN) after looking around a lot and not finding anything within even shooting distance at this price ($694 after cashback) - esp. for a name brand.
Note that it has 2GB of RAM and Vista Home Premium - 2 features I didn't find anywhere else.
What's more, when I bought it the sales guy offered me an extra 2 year RTB warranty for $49 (making the warranty 3 years) - given that the average life of a laptop is 2-3 years I'm pretty happy with that.
Specs: Intel Celeron 2.2GHz, 2GB RAM, 160GB HDD, DVD burner, 15.4" screen, Windows Vista Home Premium
At this price it's a great option for the kids (especially if you can get the government's cashback) or someone just looking for a decent sized reliable laptop - have had several toshiba laptops over the years and never had a problem with them.
Wouldn't recommend this, CPU is celeron.