...ok, so i've got like £700...and i can get the laptop i want with EITHER a 2.0 GHz Core 2 Duo processor instead of a 1.73 one OR 2MB of RAM rather than 1MB...

Which is more beneficial to overall performance - RAM or processor?

I'm not sure but buy this anyway, special offer on it.

http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/126844

* Processor: AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-56 - 1.8GHz (x2), up to 1.6GHz FSB, 2x512KB L2 Cache
* RAM: 2048MB DDR2-667MHz
* Hard Drive: 120GB
* Screen: 17" Widescreen TFT
* Optical Drive: DVD±RW Dual Layer
* Graphics: NVidia GeForce Go7600 256MB
* Wireless LAN: 802.11a/b/g
* Warranty: 1 Year
* Operating System: Windows Vista Home Premium Edition


# £709.94 inc VAT
# Was
£856.77 inc VAT

£699.94 using google checkout and its got free delivery to

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