Another spec me thread (sorry)

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Hey, I'm off to uni in a couple of weeks, but after days of research, I remain pretty much no closer to choosing a laptop.

There's 3 main things I can't decide on:

1. SSD - is it worth the premium now, or would it be worth waiting and upgrading it myself (how difficult would this be?)

2. RGBLED? - is it only dell that does these and again, is it worth the premium?

3. Blu-ray - are these going to drop in price or is it worth taking the plunge sooner rather than later.

I don't really have a price in mind, but definitely under £1000, could probably stretch slightly if it has the 3 above.

My main uses will be gaming and just web browsing, but I don't want a huge ugly beast. Screen wise I'm looking at 16-18".

Couple of possibilities:

SONY VAIO NW11Z/T C2D T6500 2.1GHz 4GB 500GB 15.5TFT DVDRW/BDROM BT CAM VHP VGNNW11Z/T.CEK - £778

Acer Aspire 7735G-654G32Mn Laptop - £569

Dell Studio/XPS (prices fluctuate hugely depending on the 3 points above)

Cheers,

Rich
 
Shortlisted these 2 here, is the sony worth the extra? (bearing in mind you get the bluray which i'd prefer):

Studio XPS 16(N00X1602)

Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor P7350 (3M Cache, 2.00 GHz, 1066 MHz FSB)
Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium SP1 (64 BIT) - English]
15.6" (inch) Truelife 1080p Full HD WLED Edge to Edge Display
4096MB 1067MHz Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM [2x2048]
320GB Free Fall Sensor (7200RPM) Hard Drive
Primary 6-cell 56 WHr Lithium Ion battery
Internal DVD+/-RW (DVD & CD read and write) Slot Load Drive including Software
1GB ATI® Radeon™ HD 4670 graphics card
Intel WiFi Link 5100 (802.11 a/b/g/n 1X2) 1/2 MiniCard
Dell Wireless 370 Bluetooth Module
£799

or

Sony Vaio FW41E/H Laptop, Core 2 Duo T6400 2.14GHz, 4GB RAM, 500GB HDD, 16.4" WXGA++, Blu-ray/DVD±RW Combo, Radeon HD 4650, 802.11ABGN WiFi, Bluetooth, Webcam, Vista Home Premium

£849
 
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