Reality Bytes

After four or five faithful years of service with very little problems, my laptop is starting to die. The battery is weak and needs replacing ($150), the Wireless Adapter stopped working, and when I play a DVD the sound won't play on anything else (internet, cds, etc) anymore. To get these even looked at would cost $50+ dollars, not to mention the costs of potentially fixing them if its a big problem.

Thus, when faced with the choice of adding more money to fix it or getting a new one, I'm thinking of getting a new one. This one to be more specific:

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/HP+-+Pavilion+Laptop+with+AMD+Turion%26%23153%3B+II+Dual-Core+Mobile+Processor+-+Moonlight+White/9554671.p?id=1218123526907&skuId=9554671#tabbed-customerreviews

Does anyone have any suggestions? I'm steering away from Gateway. HP has worked for me so far.

I'm looking for something in the $450-$550.00 range that will work well with Photoshop/Sony Vegas.

I expected the computer to come in in a week. By at least Friday, right? Now they tell me it won't be in until the 18th. 7 to 11 days my ass.

I am never ordering anything from Walmart.com again.

Yeah, I have no patience.