A couple months ago, I asked about where to get the best deal on a Mac laptop. Well, after a couple months of keeping my eyes on the prices, it's clear that the the laptop that meeds my needs specs-wise (15" Powerbook) isn't coming into my price range anytime in the near future. I would be willing to stretch myself a little, but the price premium is just too far beyond what I can stomach right now...

So I'm now switching gears and looking at the PC laptop market, one that I've never really gotten into. Heck, I haven't even bought a PC in a long time, I've just kinda kept adding on / replacing stuff on the one I have. So I'm a little out of the loop... Here's basically what I'm looking for from a $1000-ish budget:

15" minimum screen that can do WXGA or SXGA+ resolutions
2GHz or higher (AMD prefered over Intel, but that limits things a lot)
512 mb or higher RAM
60GB or higher HD
DVD writer would be really nice, but I'd settle for a CDRW
3 year warranty and adequate support should be available
Needs to have a touchpad (I hate those little eraser things)

Build quality and reliability are more important than the specs. Since laptops aren't as user-servicable as desktops, I want something that I can count on lasting more than a year or two before I've got to fix something major or replace it.

So, any quick recommendations?