I basically have a budget of around (this means MAYBE a little bit over $1100 but not too much) to buy a laptop.
I am currently looking at  
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6834115246
and  
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applica [...] 0&NoMapp=0
 
I plan on using it for some gaming (as much as can be done on a laptop for that price)...so uhh yeah...
I am welcome to other suggestions also...
 
Thank you very much for your time!

Toshiba Satellite M105-S3084 is well under $1000 at Office Depot with rebate.
 
I don't know the GPU specs but it's got the a Core Duo 1.6 (T2050?) 2.0GB PC2-4200 DDRD SDRAM, 120GB HD and Dual Layer DVD drive....
 
I'm looking to buy something reasonable myself now and am curious how the people in the know compare this machine to the ACER http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6834115246
 
For the first time in a long time it seems like there are major changes occurring - Core 2 Duo, Core 2 Duo Quadro, DDR3 memory, N or faster wireless standard etc. and don't want to spend a fortune now on a high end system...

I just visited dell.com and quickly configured this:
 
Inspiron E1705   Intel® Core™ 2 Duo processor T5600 (2MB Cache/1.83GHz/667MHz FSB)
Operating System  Genuine Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005
LCD Panel  17 inch Wide Screen XGA+ Display
Memory  1GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz
Video Card  256MB ATI MOBILITY™ RADEON® X1400 HyperMemory
Hard Drive  80GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive
Network Card  Integrated 10/100 Network Card and Modem
Adobe Software  Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 7.0
Combo or DVD+RW Drive  24X CD Burner/DVD Combo Drive
Sound Options  Integrated Audio
Wireless Networking Cards  Wireless Card Only: Dell Wireless 1390b/g (54Mbps)
Office Software (not included in Windows XP)  No productivity suite- Includes Microsoft Works 8. DOES NOT INCLUDE MS WORD
Anti-Virus/Security Suite (Pre-installed)  No Security Subscription
Primary Battery  53 WHr 6-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery
Hardware Warranty  1Yr Ltd Warranty, 1Yr Mail-In Service, and 1Yr HW Warranty Support
Dial-Up Internet Access  6 Months of America Online Membership Included
Miscellaneous  Award Winning Service and Support
Dell Digital Entertainment  Starter pack- Basic and trial products from Corel and Yahoo
Processor Branding  Intel Core 2 Duo Processor
 
For $1,128.
 
Get your arse to Dell.com

Okay, that one had a x1600...
 
hang on a second...
 
Inspiron E1705   Intel® Core™ 2 Duo processor T5600 (2MB Cache/1.83GHz/667MHz FSB)
Operating System  Genuine Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005
LCD Panel  17 inch Wide Screen XGA+ Display
Memory  1GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz
Video Card  256MB NVIDIA® GeForce™ Go 7900 GS
Hard Drive  80GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive
Network Card  Integrated 10/100 Network Card and Modem
Adobe Software  Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 7.0
Combo or DVD+RW Drive  24X CD Burner/DVD Combo Drive
Sound Options  Integrated Audio
Wireless Networking Cards  Wireless Card Only: Dell Wireless 1390b/g (54Mbps)
Office Software (not included in Windows XP)  No productivity suite- Includes Microsoft Works 8. DOES NOT INCLUDE MS WORD
Anti-Virus/Security Suite (Pre-installed)  No Security Subscription
Primary Battery  53 WHr 6-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery
Hardware Warranty  1Yr Ltd Warranty, 1Yr Mail-In Service, and 1Yr HW Warranty Support
Dial-Up Internet Access  6 Months of America Online Membership Included
Miscellaneous  Award Winning Service and Support
Dell Digital Entertainment  Starter pack- Basic and trial products from Corel and Yahoo
Processor Branding  Intel Core 2 Duo Processor
 
$1420, and then get dell inspiron coupon off ebay and apply it for $400 off?

Thank you so much! You have been most helpful! I was also looking at the acer mentioned before... But I haven't found any $400 coupons on e-bay, only $200 ones, still I found something in my price range.  
I thought it was kind of funny reading your post about being scared of Inspirons because they were plastic and all. Thanks! (not meant sarcastically)
 
I just noticed that thanks is funny-ly spelled word... almost like tanks with a th