laptop. 1600 budget. these 2 come to mind.

RoyalMarine

dell Inspiron XPS 1330

Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T7300 Processor (2.0GHz,800MHz,4MB L2 cache)
Genuine Windows Vista™ Home Premium
13.3" UltraSharp™ WXGA (1280x800) CCFL Display (220nits) with TrueLife™
Biometric Fingerprint Reader
2048MB 667MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM [2x1024]
120GB (5400rpm) SATA Hard Drive
128 MB NVIDIA® GeForce® 8400M GS
Fixed 8x DVD+/-RW Slim Slot Load Drive, including SW
Primary 6-cell Lithium-Ion Battery (56 WHr)
Dell™ TrueMobile 355 internal Bluetooth
Intel® Next-Gen Wireless-N Mini-Card

cost inc vat and delivery = €1491.50


or

Alienware Aurora™ m9700


17" WideXGA+ 1440 x 900 LCD with Clearview Technology - Cyborg Green
Genuine Windows® Vista Home Premium
AMD Turion™ 64 Mobile ML34 1.8GHz 800MHz FSB 1MB L2 Cache
256MB NVidia® GeForce™ Go 7900 GS
2GB DDR SO-DIMM at 400MHz - 2x1024MB
80GB 5400 RPM SATA
8x Dual Layer DVD+/-RW / 24x CD-RW Combo
High-Definition Audio with surround sound
Internal Wireless 802.11b/g miniPCI Card
Integrated Bluetooth® Device

cost inc vat and delivery = €1,585.09


ive a budget to about 1600 total. including delivery. and i want the best i can get for that.

any ideas which i should go for? ir should i concider something else?

RoyalMarine

ok, ive put some more money into it and come up with this.

1837.98 including delivery. wont be here for a week or so but i think the wait is worth it right?


[1] Area-51® m5550

Display: 15.4" WideUXGA 1920 x 1200 LCD with Clearview Technology - Saucer Silver
Operating System: Genuine Windows® Vista Basic - English
Processor: Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T7200 2.0GHz 4MB Cache 667MHz FSB
Graphics Processor : 256MB NVidia® GeForce™ Go 7600
Memory: 2GB Dual Channel DDR2 SO-DIMM at 667MHz - 2 x 1024MB
System Drive: 100GB 7200 RPM SATA with NCQ
CD/DVD/RW: 8x Dual Layer DVD+/-RW / 24x CD-RW Combo with Nero Software
Sound Hardware: Intel® High-Definition Audio (24-bit, 192Khz) with surround sound
Keypad: Mobile Keypad - English
Optional Mouse: Logitech® MX™ Revolution
Wireless Network Card: Internal Intel® PRO Wireless 3945 a/b/g Mini-Card
Communications: Integrated 10/1000Mb Gigabit Ethernet & 56K V.92 Modem
Warranty: AlienCare 1-Year Free Phone 24/7 and Collect & Return
Security Software: Kaspersky Anti-Virus Personal Professional - 12 month subscription Included!
Mobile Transport: Alienware® Odyssey Backpack - FREE

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RoyalMarineComm wrote:

ok, ive put some more money into it and come up with this.

1837.98 including delivery. wont be here for a week or so but i think the wait is worth it right?


[1] Area-51® m5550

Display: 15.4" WideUXGA 1920 x 1200 LCD with Clearview Technology - Saucer Silver
Operating System: Genuine Windows® Vista Basic - English
Processor: Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T7200 2.0GHz 4MB Cache 667MHz FSB
Graphics Processor : 256MB NVidia® GeForce™ Go 7600
Memory: 2GB Dual Channel DDR2 SO-DIMM at 667MHz - 2 x 1024MB
System Drive: 100GB 7200 RPM SATA with NCQ
CD/DVD/RW: 8x Dual Layer DVD+/-RW / 24x CD-RW Combo with Nero Software
Sound Hardware: Intel® High-Definition Audio (24-bit, 192Khz) with surround sound
Keypad: Mobile Keypad - English
Optional Mouse: Logitech® MX™ Revolution
Wireless Network Card: Internal Intel® PRO Wireless 3945 a/b/g Mini-Card
Communications: Integrated 10/1000Mb Gigabit Ethernet & 56K V.92 Modem
Warranty: AlienCare 1-Year Free Phone 24/7 and Collect & Return
Security Software: Kaspersky Anti-Virus Personal Professional - 12 month subscription Included!
Mobile Transport: Alienware® Odyssey Backpack - FREE

For €400 less you can get the Lenovo 3000 N200 which has exactly the same specs.