HP Deskjet printer buying guide

I just purchased an HP Photosmart C7250 All-in-One Printer that has the individual ink cartridges as opposed to 1 B&W and 1 color.
By all accounts it sounds like a great printer. I just haven’t opened the box yet ..
I got a good deal on it at Costco the day after Thanksgiving - $209 after rebate.

In the process of buying my first laptop and I’m caught between lenovo & HP. The cost of a Mac is out of the question for now and I won’t use my laptop for any graphic designing or media anyway. I’ve heard mixed reviews about lenovo concerning that they use to be good when IBM had complete ownership, but not they aren’t as good. I also have read issues about HP battery life and overheating. I basically need a laptop for overall use. Mainly for schoolwork on the run and minor Photo shop. I’m looking for a laptop between these two companies under 900. I was thinking about these laptops below:
Lenovo Idea Pad Y450 - 418934U
Intel® Core™ Duo T4200 ( 2GHz 800MHz 1MB )
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD
3 GB PC3-8500 DDR3 SDRAM 1066MHz
Hard Drive 160GB 5400
Intel Wireless Wi-Fi Link 5100
or
ThinkPad T400
Intel Core 2 Duo Processor P8600 (2.40GHz 1066MHz 3MBL2) 25W
ATI Mobility Radeon 3470 with 256MB
2 GB PC3-8500 DDR3 SDRAM 1067MHz SODIMM Memory (2 DIMM)
160 GB Hard Disk Drive, 5400rpm
ThinkPad WiFi (BGN)
4 cell Li-Ion Battery
or….
HP G60T
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo Processor T6400 (2.0GHz, 2MB L2 Cache, 800MHz FSB)
3GB DDR2 System Memory (2 Dimm) from 1GB DDR2 System Memory (1 Dimm)
250GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive from 160GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive
Intel(R) Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD
HP Pavilion dv6t series
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo Processor T6400
4GB of Memory
320GB of Hard Drive
Wireless-G Card
I know some of the configurations are higher in the memory and hard drive space, but the difference isn’t a concern as build quality and if the laptop will crash on me a lot.

When i try to scan a error message appears on PC screen, But dont understand how i can print & not scan.