Cortis
Sounds like you couldnt go past
www.dell.com.au
Let your finger tips do the walking.
The range from entry to advanced is >$2000 to prob >$5000, but there isnt too much wrong with the lower end.
Make sure you get inbuilt wireless (if he goes to uni etc he can get wireless access for example) and perhaps he could consider a mobile broadband account if he has no phone lines.
Cheers
P'dex
