looking for a laptop in the $400 range
leaves me with few options, either a bare bones refurbed POS, or a netbook

have my sights on a lenovo s10, 1gb ram, 160gb hd, xp, 10.2" screen
thoughts?

if anyone can find a 12-13" screen in that price range i would also love to know

last, looking for a cheap external hd, 250-500gb, brands to look for, avoid?