Replying to Sony Vaio

well I know there are a million threads on this and I've been reading through them, but next year I'm going to college and am undecided as far as majors go so I need a computer that can cover a wide range of things, I have 1,000 dollars to spend as a graduation gift, I was looking at the Vaio NS and was wondering if other people had one and what they though or any other good laptops in that price range. not a mac because they are too expensive and i think I'd rather just have a pc
Thanks