I've just purchased a Dell Inspiron 630m for £470.
Managed to get:
Pentium M 740 (1.73GHz, 2MB Cache)
2 x 256MB DDR2 533MHz RAM
40GB 5,400RPM HD
DVD/RW+R Drive
Intel Pro Wireless 2200 82.11b/g Wireless
14.1 WXGA screen
XP Media Centre Edition 2005
Like yourself, no gaming just for general useage.
Should be here soon.