To be clear, I'm not really a hardcore gamer type, especially as far as more recent games go, but there are certain games that I would like to be able to play, but my current laptop isn't much good for gaming, mainly on account of it running Linux (about which I have absolutely no regrets, mind you).
So, basically, what I'm looking for is a relatively inexpensive laptop (preferably somewhere within a few hundred dollars, if that's realistic) that has reasonably good graphics and sound quality, a good amount of hard drive space, and runs Windows (obviously).  Also, a built-in CD/DVD/blu-ray drive would be a nice feature, but I know that's becoming rare these days (not quite sure why since CDs/etc. don't seem to be going away anytime soon, but that's neither here nor there).
So, do any of you peeps have any helpful suggestions?