Don't know what you have in mind when you say cheap, but we just bought a gateway laptop from Costco yesterday for $969.

AMD Turion 64 1.8GHz
15.4" Widescreen Ultrabright WXGA TFT
1GB memory
80 GB HD
DVD ± RW
4-in-1 memory card reader
Wireless LAN
10/100 built-in
XP Professional