since im going to sweden in august i need a laptop to accompany me on my travels. ideally i wanna be able to play games on it (atleast css), and for it to be good watching dvds, and the usual crap, but also want it to last awhile. so basically ive been messing around with dell stuff and have so far come up with :
Components
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T5600 Processor (1.83 GHz, 2 MB L2 cache, 667 MHz FSB)
Genuine Windows Vistaâ„¢ Home Premium - English
Collect & Return, 1 Year Service only
15.4" UltraSharpâ„¢ Wide Screen WXGA+ (1440x900) TFT Display with TrueLifeâ„¢
2048MB 533MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM [2x1024]
120GB (5400rpm) SATA Hard Drive
256MB ATI® Mobility™ Radeon® X1400 HyperMemory™ graphics card
Fixed Internal 8X DVD+/-RW Drive including software
9 cell Lithium-Ion Battery (85 Whr)
for £775

now my knowledge of laptop stuff is minimal so basically im mostly querying the graphics card and the display (and if its worth paying for the truelife display, etc.)
any opinions, recommendations, warnings or insults would be greatly appreciated. thanks a bunch

Damn dell sucks..

Anyway;

http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/125230

* Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo T7200 - 2GHz (x2), 667MHz FSB, 4MB L2 Cache
* RAM: 1024MB DDR2-533MHz
* Hard Drive: 160GB
* Screen: 15.4" Widescreen TFT
* Optical Drive: DVD±RW Super Multi
* Graphics: ATI Radeon X1700 supporting 512MB HyperMemory
* Wireless LAN: 802.11a/b/g - Call for advice on Wireless Networking
* Bluetooth: Bluetooth Enabled
* Warranty: 2 Year Warranty
* Operating System: Windows Vista Ultimate Edition
* Built-In 1.3 MegaPixel Camera



- £760 inc delivery .


Oh and if you miss not having the 2GB RAM you would of got with the dell laptop then you can get another GB from ebuyer for £23 inc delivery ;D.
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/119282/product_info/rb/0

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Have you ever had a Dell product?

Okay, my 3d card on my *Dell* laptop wore out and started giving blue screens, they fixed it within ONE working day. I bent the pin in the middle of the connector for the power cable and bent it back... 2 months later it came off and was stuck in the laptop, they just sent a guy around to replace the ac adapter, power cord AND motherboard on the spot. I mentioned that the CD drive vibrated a little more than it should have done (and it did) and that the palm rest was wearing out to the technician replacing that stuff... and they replaced both the next day I was free.

What service are you going to get with ebuyer? Besides, if Morth *phones* up, he can probably knock the price down a reasonable amount like I did on my XPS anyway.

With Dell imo, you are paying for the service. Hell, when I bought it I was going on holiday and they managed to get it to arrive at my house the day I requested a couple hours after I got home. Anyway, that's my opinion based on my experience with Dell, can't say anything bad about them, but then maybe I'm the only customer they love, I dunno.

The screen on my XPS M1710 is "TrueLife" too, I don't know the difference between the normal ones, it's nicer than the TFT at home though that's for sure. Glossy but not too reflective. It's still not any good in sunlight but outside in the shade it's okay. Inside, the screen brightness is good and the images are very good. Good contrast and sharp.
Dunno what to say about the 3d card really, I have a similar one but nvidea that's all.

I've never had the experience of a Dell product because I can find all of the their products £5-£50 cheaper anywhere else, hell I bet even overclockers are cheaper than them in some places..

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But if anything goes wrong with them (and it will hehe) is it going to be harder to get fixed? Well anyways, I dunno, I just haven't had any bad thing to say about my laptop and it has been very good value.

i am enjoying that ebuyer one a lot! how easy is it to install extra RAM into a laptop? also whats your opinion on the graphics card? definitely seems like one of the better ones.

get a vaio

argh thats annoying, sold out on ebuyer, and everywhere else its being sold for 820+ any other recommendations people?