Clueless about laptops--need some guidance

[Saul]

Hey all,
Merry Christmas! Just collected all of my Xmas money together, and I've got about £470 to spend on a laptop. I've been looking at Acer Aspire 7535G, but I'm worried about build quality and a cheap feel to it. I don't want a £500 laptop which looks like a glossy £100 one, if you get what I mean.

A good screen, nice keyboard, and mid/high performance is what I'm looking for with my budget. I'm also wondering if anybody has any first hand experiences either with Acer or with other brands?

Thanks in advance!

 

[Saul]

Let me just clear my specifications up a bit:
Couldn't care less about weight
Either 15" or 17"
Well-known brand
Less than £500

At the moment I'm looking at:
Acer Aspire 5738G vs. Acer Aspire 7535G
Core2Duo T6600 vs. AMD Turion X2 ZM-82

Which would be better? My guess is the Intel, but the specs I've been looking at on the internet all differ! i.e. some having ATI/nVidia graphics cards, some having T6400, others T6600. It's all a bit confusing.