BB also has the next step up Toshiba model 1135-S155 for $850 AR thru 5/31. It's in this week's newspaper flyer. Double the RAM (512mb), 40gb hard drive. You must order online to get the $100 gift certificates. I ordered Sunday and mine still shows backordered. Customer service assures me that these deals will still qualify for rebates (the order date is what counts, not when my credi card is billed) even if they don't ship until beginning of next month.
I tried to get CompUSA to price match because they are offering a bundle of accessories free after rebate with any computer purchase: wireless card, wireless router, scanner, printer, software. They were selling the same model for $1100 with only a $50 rebate. They told me they couldn't knock that much off the notebook price but they would give me a $200 gift certificate instead that I could use the same day. Then I got up to the register and was told otherwise: gift certificate can't be used toward the accessories but must be used for future purchases. They couldn't believe I would walk out on the deal over that, but I'd been lied to the same way they do at automobile showrooms.
The real scam with these notebooks is the extended warranty policies. I was ready to purchase something in the $200 range for 2-3 years, but you can't get away with less than $300, that's almost half the price of a new notebook. Screen replacement through CompUSA is an add-on rather than a part of the basic warranty. Warranties from BB/CompUSA run concurrent with Toshiba's standard 1-year warranty so you can't just buy the 2nd and 3rd years. Toshiba offers an extended warranty but it's limited to 1 repair per year. I'm not buying any warranty at these prices and will take my chances.