Trying to decide which laptop to have

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Hi all
I recently decided I would buy a laptop, but with buying a computer there is that annoying thing about to pounce... "Which one should I chose?" I can't decide, I need a laptop for work, my budget is £350-£400 I am mainly focussing on work and home use, mainly home, it needs to be alright at gaming, I want to focus more on CPU and graphics as RAM and HDD can be changed easily, most of the PCs I've seen are dual core, I am not sure if they are sufficient though, the games I will be playing are: Fallout 3, HL2, GMOD and Minecraft, possibly record them with fraps too, any ideas? Remember models only, it violates the rules posting an online store!
 
Although check the thread underneath this one, I have posted a laptop for £480 with decent specs, sorry I can't link you to it but I'm on my phone :)
 
By gaming I didn't mean x6 bulldozers or anything like that, just decent specs that can run the games I put in my list and record them, would a dual core cut it though, looking at refurbs in a high street store you can get a decent refurb for £400 but will it game?
 
I found A HP G5-1306SA At A Supermarket, these are its specs,
Product Number B1R22EA
Microprocessor 1.9 GHz AMD Dual-Core A4-3305M APU with Radeon HD 6480G Discrete-Class Graphics
Microprocessor Cache 1 MB L2 cache
Memory 4 GB DDR3
Memory Max Supports up to 6 GB DDR3
Video Graphics AMD Radeon HD 6480G Discrete-Class (up to 1.98 GB total memory)
Display 39,6 cm (15.6") HD LED BrightView (1366 x 768)
Hard Drive 1 TB SATA (5400 rpm)
Multimedia Drive SuperMulti DVD±R/RW with Double Layer Support
Network Card Integrated 10/100 BASE-T Ethernet LAN
Wireless Connectivity 802.11 b/g/n
Sound Altec Lansing speakers
Keyboard Full size with home row keys
Pointing Device TouchPad with on/off button and support for multitouch gestures
PC Card Slots Multi-Format Digital Media Card Reader
External Ports
1 VGA
1 Headphone-out
1 Microphone-in
3 USB 2.0
1 RJ45
Dimensions 37.4 x 24.5 x 3.63 cm
Weight Starting at 2.55 kg
Power 65W AC Power Adapter

6-cell Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion)
What's In The Box HP Webcam with Integrated Digital Microphone (VGA)

Do you think it can play the games i said?
 
You will be disappointed with that dude.

For £449 you could get you hands on a Refurbished ASUS N55SL Notebook which is a great bit of kit for the money.

MemoryDDR3 1333 MHz SDRAM,6 GB SDRAM
Storage2.5" SATA
500GB
NetworkingIntegrated 802.11 b/g/n
Built-in Bluetooth™ V3.0+HS
10/100/1000 Base T
GraphicNVIDIA® GeForce® GT 635M 2GB DDR3 VRAM
Dimensions37.9 x 26.1 x 3.5 ~3.55 cm (WxDxH)
37.9 x 26.1 x 3.7 ~3.75 cm (WxDxH)
*1
Weight2.7 kg
Interface1 x Microphone-in jack
1 x Headphone-out jack (SPDIF)
1 x VGA port/Mini D-sub 15-pin for external monitor
2 x USB 3.0 port(s)
2 x USB 2.0 port(s)
1 x RJ45 LAN Jack for LAN insert
1 x HDMI
Power AdaptorOutput :
19 V DC, 6.3 A, 120 W
19 V DC, 4.74 A, 90 W
Input :
100 -240 V AC, 50/60 Hz universal
Manufacturer Warranty12 months limited hardware warranty
Display15.6"
ChipsetIntel® HM65 Express Chipset
AudioBuilt-in Speakers And Microphone
Bang & Olufsen ICEpower®
SonicMaster
ProcessorIntel® Core™ i5 2430M Processor
Operating SystemWindows 7 Home Premium
Optical Drive6X BLU RAY_READ
Card Reader3 -in-1 card reader ( SD/ MS/MS Pro Duo/ MMC)
CameraHD Web Camera
Battery6Cells.

Regards.

C.
 
Ok just another one on the shelf (will look at the asus)

Dell L502x
Technical Details:
Processor:
Intel Core i5-2410M Processor (2.3GHz, Dual-Core)
RAM:
4GB DDR3 RAM
Storage:
250GB Hard Drive
Optical Drive:
DVD RW Drive
Display:
15.6" HD WLED Display
1366x768 Resolution
Video:
nVidia GeForce GT 525M Graphics
1GB DDR3 VRAM
Mini Display Port
HDMI Out
Networking:
Ethernet [LAN]
Wi-Fi [WLAN], 802.11n
Bluetooth, v3.0
Audio:
Built-in Speakers
Line-Out Jack
Mic-In Jack
Input Devices:
Trackpad
Numeric Keyboard
Expansion:
Integrated Webcam
1 x Card Reader
2 x USB 3.0 ports
1 x eSATA port
General:
Genuine Windows 7 Home Edition OS
38.1 x 26.4 x 5.6cm
3.0 kg
Grade A
 
This is an asus referb the asus n53jg what about this?

MemoryDDR3 1066 MHz SDRAM, 4 GB
Storage2.5" SATA 320GB 5400rpm
NetworkingIntegrated
Built-in Bluetooth™ V2.1
10/100/1000 Base T
GraphicNVIDIA® GeForce® GT 415M with 1GB DDR3 VRAM
Dimensions39.1 x 26.6 x 2.9 ~3.9 cm (WxDxH)
Weight2.71 kg
Interface1 x Microphone-in jack
1 x Headphone-out jack
1 x VGA port/Mini D-sub 15-pin for external monitor
2 x USB 2.0 port(s)
1 x RJ45 LAN Jack for LAN insert
1 x HDMI
1 x E-SATA (USB2.0 Combo) Ports
1 x WLAN On/Off Switch
Power AdaptorOutput :
19 V DC, 4.74 A, 90 W
Input :
100 -240 V AC, 50/60 Hz universal
Manufacturer Warranty12 months limited hardware warranty
SecurityBIOS Booting User Password Protection
HDD User Password Protection and Security
Display15.6"
ChipsetIntel® HM55 Express Chipset
AudioBuilt-in Speakers And Microphone
Bang & Olufsen ICEpower®
SonicFocus
ProcessorIntel® Core™ i3 370M : 2.4 GHz Processor
Operating SystemGenuine Windows® 7 Premium 64bit
Optical DriveSuper-Multi DVD
Card Reader5 -in-1 card reader ( SD/ MS/ MS Pro/ MS Duo)
Camera0.3 Mega Pixel web camera
Battery6Cells
 
The Dell L502x would be the better buy, you can always upgrade the RAM and HDD at a later date.

I have owned a Dell 501x and the Asus N55F

The Dell was the better looking, the Asus had more grunt.

Regards.

C.
 
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1x 1st gen Intel (i3-370m) and GT 420m gpu.

2x 2nd gen Intel(i5-2410M) and GT 525m gpu.

Regards.

C.
 
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