Viewer recommendations

Well, as my old computer begins to circle round the hole that leads to its inevitable death (it's already passed through obsolescence through being over four years old) it's time to begin looking for a new one. So, if anyone has any recommendations of makes, dealers, websites etc to use or avoid, please feel free to share them with me. I'm not looking for anything vastly expensive or complex, just a good reliable laptop with a decent level of warranty cover in case things go wrong. Basically, having heard rave reviews of it from fellow SHWIers, I just want something that can run Europa Universalis without worries - yes, that's how old and slow my current PC is.

So, if anyone sees any good deals on a laptops with about 512Mb memory, 40Gb hard drive, and a DVD/CD-RW, let me know, and you'll have my thanks.