I bought my wife a Toshiba from amazon, new, under 300 pounds. Bad points: no camera or mike (didn't need ' em anyway so not really bad points) and only two usb sockets.
Good points: really solid construction, large and wide screen, excellent colour, good keyboard, good battery life. Not too heavy despite size. Toshiba's wifi one of the simplest and best.
I have always preferred PC's to laptops, but this Toshiba has almost changed my mind. It's a sweetie, highly recommended.