Lenovo 14-inch Core i5 ultraportable laptop: $649 at Lenovo
Use coupon code USPU2D0217 to chop the price of the 4-pound, 14-inch Lenovo IdeaPad U460 from $900 to $649. The machine features an Intel Core i5 processor, 8-cell battery, Windows 7, 4GB of RAM and a 500GB hard drive.
Refurbished 23-inch Samsung HD monitor: $149 at Buy.com
Not a bad deal for a 23-inch monitor with a 1920×1080 resolution, though you may want to add a warranty starting at $25. The PC- and Mac-compatible Samsung B2330H features HDMI/DVI/VGA inputs, 1000:1 contrast ratio, and 5-millisecond response time.
