Please recommend a good laptop

[Prudence]

I have a Latitude D600 and I love it. I resisted getting a laptop because I don't like most of them, but my school requires all students buy laptops (and in fairly pricy configurations!) I bought the cheapest of options -- not the teeny-tiny ultra-lightweight one, and not the 17" screen super-dooper graphics one. I love mine. Sometimes I'm out somewhere and I think "Oh, I'll just whip out my laptop and look up that address/movie schedule/restaurant listing/etc." and then I remember that a) I don't have my laptop with me and b) if I did, there's no nearby wifi connection I'd be comfortable using.