HELP!!! NEED A LAPTOP

I currently have a Mac Desktop computer but I have just signed up for online classes that are not  compatible with my Mac.  Here are the PC Requirements they are requesting. can anyone please help me choose a laptop that is close or better than these requirements.
windows 98 or later
32 MB RAM
25 MB hard disk space (additional space required to store voice files)
display mode set to 800x600 pixels with 256 colors or higher
double-speed CD-ROM
USB port 
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The only laptops on the market that don't immediately meet these specifications are the "netbook" class, as they do not have a built in CD-ROM drive.
That's easy enough to fix though, as external USB DVD burners are only $50-60.
Even my first laptop (TI TravelMate, which was old and obsolete even when I bought it used around 1999-2000 or so) met those specs.
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