Hey,
I also go to your school. I am graduating in the fall as a CS major.
Check the cs website; they have started a new major: software engineering. It may be to your benefit to check this program out.
Also, for laptop deals, check this website:
http://www.fatwallet.com
Go to forums and hot deals. There are ALWAYS deals.
Also check
http://www.techbargains.com
and
http://www.bensbargains.net
I have heard a rumor that the CS club will be selling laptops for $250 and subsidizing the cost for the rest ... while this may be hard to believe considering their "minimum specs," they DO give away copies of Windows XP and Microsoft Visual Studio.net.
Hold on to your money. SJSU fees are going up, you will be paying up the ying yang.