HP Pavilion DV6880SE - Blu-ray laptop under $1100

If you’re in the market for a laptop, and you’re not afraid to trade raw horsepower for future-proof mod-cons like Blu-ray playback, this could be the machine for you:

• Widescreen 15.4″ display
• 1.83 GHz Core 2 Duo (T5550) processor
• 320GB hard drive
• 3 GB RAM expandable to 4 GB
• Blu-ray ROM drive with dual-layer DVD/CD burner
• NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS
• HDMI output
• Windows Vista Home Premium SP1
• Remote control

The HP Pavilion DV6880SE is currently available at Amazon for under $1,100.