Quote:
In your place I would continue shopping the Toshiba site... look for dual core AMD (Athlon II), you definately want card reader slots (for camera and phone memory cards) and the dvd burner... 2 gb ram will do as you can always expand that later (There's a trap door in the bottom). Try to get one with the PCExpress slot, you can add everything from bluetooth to SSD to extra batteries that way. Webcams are nice but dirt cheap to buy separately. Same with microphones and speakers. As long as you have a couple of USB connectors you're in business. Don't worry too much about the size of the hard disk... 2.5" drives are also cheap. What you need is the right combination of the bits and pieces you *can't* change... display, video, CPU, keyboard, etc..
I'd just like to point out that stuff like card readers are also dirt cheap as USB addons, so getting a laptop with a built in card reader is unnecessary if it adds to the price in any significant way. Same goes for bluetooth btw, a bluetooth dongle will set you back about a dollar. Regarding the hard disk, do not save too much money on the system disk, you DO want a 7200RPM unless you are really REALLY fanatic about battery life. Especially with WoW i might add.