Check Amazon and other stores online for deals. I'm eyeing a Dell laptop with an older i7 CPU, 8 GB DDR3, 960M 2GB card, and 256GB SSD for about $750. Plan on doubling the ram for about $40 (8 GB stick) and debating if I want to put in another SSD, say a 480GB for about $130, or go with a 1TB HDD for storage for about $80.