17" LAPTOP for around £400

[kosmic]

Hi there can someone please find me/advise me on other 17" laptops around or just under these two laptop's specs and prices and tell me which of these two you would buy thanks so much !

dell studio17

http://configure.euro.dell.com/dell...en&m_30=111789&oc=N0273501&rbc=N0273501&s=dhs

Components
Intel® Pentium Dual Core Processor T3400 (2.16 GHz, 667 MHz FSB, 1 MB L2 cache)
Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium SP1 - English
Microsoft® Works 9.0 / English - (Does not include Microsoft® Word)
1 Year Limited Warranty - Collect & Return
Jet Black Colour with Matte Finish
17.0" Widescreen WXGA+ CCFL (1440x900) TFT Display with TrueLife™
2048MB 800MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM [2x1024]
2.0 Mega pixel Integrated Web Camera - CCFL
160GB (5400RPM) SATA Hard Drive
Intel Integrated GMA 4500MHD
Fixed Internal DVD+/-RW Slot Load Drive including Software
Primary 6-cell 56 WHr Lithium Ion battery
Internal UK English Qwerty Keyboard
No security option selected

Asus X71Q-7S002C Laptop

http://www.laptopsdirect.co.uk/asp/...02C_Laptop_X71Q-7S002C&pagetype=version&page=


Components
System Type Notebook
Width 41 cm
Height 3.9 cm
Weight 3.9 kg
Processor
Processor Intel Core 2 Duo T5750 / 2 GHz
Multi-Core Technology Dual-Core
RAM
Installed Size 2 GB
Technology DDR2 SDRAM
Storage controller
Type Serial ATA
Storage
Hard Drive 250 GB
Optical Storage
Type DVD-RW Super Multi
Display
Display Type 17 in TFT active matrix
Max Resolution 1440 x 900
Widescreen Display Yes
Audio
Audio Output Sound card
Audio Input Microphone
Notebook Camera
Camera Type Integrated
Input Device(s)
Type Keyboard, touchpad
Telecom
Modem Fax / modem
Max Transfer Rate 56 Kbps
Networking
Networking Network adapter
Wireless LAN Supported Yes
Data Link Protocol Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11g
Battery
Technology Lithium Ion
Operating System / Software
OS Provided Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium
Manufacturer Warranty
Service & Support 1 year warranty
Video
Video Output / Graphics Processor / Vendor

 

[agw_01]

I can't help with the Asus, but I can help with the Dell Here's my 5 day old Studio 1737

I went for quite a decent spec'd machine, 2GHz C2D, 4gb RAM, 250gb HDD, ATi GPU.

I absolutely love it. It's very quick (a nice step up from my old Athlon 64 3000+ laptop) and feels solid. The keyboard is nice, touchpad takes a bit to get used too seeing as how it's offset to the left slightly.

Slot feed DVD drive is a nice touch too. The battery life is very impressive for the spec of the machine. I went for the standard 6 cell battery and from a full charge can get somewhere in the region of 3 hours from general use. Obviously, I expect that to drop when using the machine for tougher tasks. The screen is nice too, producing a bright crisp image.

I was originally looking at a £400 Advent machine. Similar CPU/RAM spec but with a Blu-Ray player. I'm glad I spent the extra and went with the Dell.

 

[kosmic]

thanks for that ! any thing else on the market around this spec and price ? thanks again