The Geek Squad at our Best Buy is horrible!! Every computer I bought and loaded myself worked great but the one I had them load for me was constantly having problems. Then they charged me to fix a computer that wasn't worth fixing! I guess it depends on the employees at each particular store.
Somebody posted these sites on another thread in this forum.
www.dealcatcher.com
www.techbargains.com
They said you can find good deals on these websites. Also, don't forget Tiger Direct.
I'm following this thread because I'm also getting a new laptop hopefully next week.