Advice buying new laptop please

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Hi looking for some advice on buying a new laptop, it will mainly be used for gaming, video editing, watching movies etc, looking for something with good specs that can replace my desktop, I have shortlisted the 3 below so far, could I get a better spec XPS 1530 for around the £500 - £600 mark, let me know what you think?

Hewlett Packard (HP) Pavilion DV7-1000EA / Core 2 Duo P7350 2GHz / 4GB / 320GB / 17" / Blu-Ray / Vista Home Premium / Laptop / Notebook £769.99 (£100) £669.99

Sony VAIO AR71 M / Core 2 Duo T8100 2.1GHz / 4GB / 300GB / 17'' / Blu-ray / Vista Home Premium / Laptop / Notebook £679.99

HP 6735s Laptop, AMD AthlonTM X2 Dual Core QL-60 1.9GHz, 4GB memory, 250GB HDD, DVD+-RW SMDL LightScribe writer, Webcam 15.4" WXGA (1280 x 800) WLAN Bluetooth Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium £391.44inc vat

Cheers
Mark
 
What gfx cards do they have? fairly important if you wish to game on them so omitting that was a bit of an oversight :)
 
What gfx cards do they have? fairly important if you wish to game on them so omitting that was a bit of an oversight :)


Hi I should have listed the Specifications, How much could I expect to pay for a similar spec XPS 1530

Specifications below

(HP) Pavilion DV7-1000EA
# Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo P7350 2GHz
# Memory:4GB
# HD Capacity:320GB
# Display:17"
# Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT 512MB
# Operating System:Vista Home Premium
# Main Specifications
# Operating system
# Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium with Service Pack 1 (32-bit)
# Processor
# Intel Core 2 Duo Processor P7350
# 2 GHz, Level 2 cache 3 MB
# Memory
# 4096 MB (2 x 2048 MB)
# Supports up to 8 GB DDR2 memory
# Storage
# 320 GB SATA Hard Disk Drive 5400 rpm
# Blu-Ray ROM with SuperMulti DVD±R/RW Double Layer
# 5-in-1 integrated Digital Media Reader for Secure Digital cards,
# MultiMedia cards, Memory Stick, Memory Stick Pro, or xD Picture cards
# Mobile entertainment
# HP QuickPlay media player software and its dedicated menu controls, music and DVD buttons
# HP Pavilion WebCam with Integrated Microphone
# HP Mobile Remote Control
# Communication
# High speed 56K modem
# Integrated 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet LAN
# Intel PRO/Wireless 4965AGN Network Connection
# One ExpressCard/54 slot (also supports ExpressCard/34)
# Display
# 17" WXGA High-Definition AG Display with infinity BrightView
# Resolution: 1440 x 900
# Video
# NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT
# Up to 1791 MB total graphics memory with 512 MB dedicated
# Sound
# 3D Sound Blaster Pro compatible sound 16 bit integrated
# Altec Lansing speakers with integrated sub-woofer
# Keyboard
# Full size desktop keyboard (with separate numeric keypad layout)
# Touch Pad with On/Off button and dedicated vertical and horizontal Scroll Up/Down pad, volume control, mute buttons, 1 Quick Launch Button
# Ports
# 4 USB 2.0, 1 HDMI connector, 1 eSata connector, 1 VGA port, 1 RJ45 ethernet connector, 1 RJ11 modem connector, 2 headphones-out, 1 mic-in, 1 IEEE 1394, remote control infrared port , cable docking connector
# Power
# 90 W AC Power Adapter
# 8-cell Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion) battery
# Software
# Microsoft Works and Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007 60-Day Trial Version
# Microsoft Internet Explorer
# Windows Mail
# Adobe Reader
# Windows Media Player
# Windows Photo Gallery
# DVD Play
# Windows Movie Maker, Windows DVD Maker
# Cyberlink DVD Suite
# Windows Media center, QuickPlay for Windows
# HP Total Care Advisor
# Warranty: 1 Year Manufacturer Warranty

Sony VAIO AR71 M

# Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo P7350 2GHz
# Memory:4GB
# HD Capacity:320GB
# Display:17"
# Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT 512MB
# Operating System:Vista Home Premium
# Main Specifications
# Operating system
# Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium with Service Pack 1 (32-bit)
# Processor
# Intel Core 2 Duo Processor P7350
# 2 GHz, Level 2 cache 3 MB
# Memory
# 4096 MB (2 x 2048 MB)
# Supports up to 8 GB DDR2 memory
# Storage
# 320 GB SATA Hard Disk Drive 5400 rpm
# Blu-Ray ROM with SuperMulti DVD±R/RW Double Layer
# 5-in-1 integrated Digital Media Reader for Secure Digital cards,
# MultiMedia cards, Memory Stick, Memory Stick Pro, or xD Picture cards
# Mobile entertainment
# HP QuickPlay media player software and its dedicated menu controls, music and DVD buttons
# HP Pavilion WebCam with Integrated Microphone
# HP Mobile Remote Control
# Communication
# High speed 56K modem
# Integrated 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet LAN
# Intel PRO/Wireless 4965AGN Network Connection
# One ExpressCard/54 slot (also supports ExpressCard/34)
# Display
# 17" WXGA High-Definition AG Display with infinity BrightView
# Resolution: 1440 x 900
# Video
# NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT
# Up to 1791 MB total graphics memory with 512 MB dedicated
# Sound
# 3D Sound Blaster Pro compatible sound 16 bit integrated
# Altec Lansing speakers with integrated sub-woofer
# Keyboard
# Full size desktop keyboard (with separate numeric keypad layout)
# Touch Pad with On/Off button and dedicated vertical and horizontal Scroll Up/Down pad, volume control, mute buttons, 1 Quick Launch Button
# Ports
# 4 USB 2.0, 1 HDMI connector, 1 eSata connector, 1 VGA port, 1 RJ45 ethernet connector, 1 RJ11 modem connector, 2 headphones-out, 1 mic-in, 1 IEEE 1394, remote control infrared port , cable docking connector
# Power
# 90 W AC Power Adapter
# 8-cell Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion) battery
# Software
# Microsoft Works and Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007 60-Day Trial Version
# Microsoft Internet Explorer
# Windows Mail
# Adobe Reader
# Windows Media Player
# Windows Photo Gallery
# DVD Play
# Windows Movie Maker, Windows DVD Maker
# Cyberlink DVD Suite
# Windows Media center, QuickPlay for Windows
# HP Total Care Advisor
# Warranty: 1 Year Manufacturer Warranty
 
I just got great deal on ebay...

DELL INSPIRON 1525 T8300 @2.4GHZ CORE 2 DUO!!
DVD+RW DL,BLUETOOTH,WEBCAM,320GB HD,4GB RAM,15.4"WXGA!!

£480
selling for £569 on dell website.... but a great buy for the money
 
Im in a similar situation to yourself, looking for a sub 1k gaming lappy that is value for money:

Both the hp + Sony dont have much in between them as they both have the same processor + gfx, worth mentioning they have a newer better graphics card (9600m gt) compared to that of the xps (8600m gt). Dell are selling outdated expensive technology..
 
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