noname2200 on 09 July 2008
First of all, congrats on your new house.
As to the topic, I chose to use my rebate check to upgrade my PC. You'll get most of the HD consoles' third party games (and most of Microsoft's), but usually better and cheaper (albeit a month or two late).
Still, if you need a laptop for non-gaming purposes, then that's probably the best bet.
