which laptop is better?

[ThestigGT999]

In terms of overall performance

http://www.askdirect.co.uk/Laptops/sc1298/p6681.aspx

Battery Life Up to 3h45min (Mobile Mark 2007)
Compatible Batteries PA3819U-1BRS, PA3818U-1BRS
Dimension 413.6 x 270.0 x 28.0 (front) / 37.9 (rear) mm (WxDxH)
Display Size 17.3-inch
DVD Drive DVD Super Multi drive (Double Layer)
Graphics Adaptor ATI Radeon HD 4250 Graphics
HDD Capacity 320 GB
Keyboard Full-size keyboard with 10-digit numeric keypad
Memory 2GB
Memory Card Slot Multi-Card Reader (SD, Memory Stick, Memory Stick Pro, MultiMedia Card)
Operating System Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit (pre-installed, Toshiba-HDD recovery)
Processor AMD Athlon II Dual-Core P340 2.2 GHz Processor
Speaker System Built-in stereo speaker
USB Sockets 3
Webcam Integrated VGA Web Camera with built-in microphone
Weight Starting at 2.80kg
Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n

for £400

or

http://www.askdirect.co.uk/Laptops/sc1298/p6720.aspx
Battery Life Up to 3h30min (Mobile Mark 2007)
Compatible Batteries PA3819U-1BRS, PA3818U-1BRS
Dimension 380.0 x 250.0 x 28.0 (front) / 37.9 (rear) mm (WxDxH)
Display Size 15.6"
DVD Drive DVD Super Multi drive (Double Layer)
Graphics Adaptor ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5145 with HyperMemory technology and 512MB dedicated VRAM
HDD Capacity 500GB
Keyboard Full-size, flat keyboard with 10-digit numeric keypad
Memory 3GB (2,048 + 1,024MB)
Memory Card Slot Multi-Card Reader (SD Cards, Memory Stick, Memory Stick Pro, MultiMedia Card)
Operating System Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit (pre-installed, Toshiba-HDD recovery)
Processor AMD Turion II P520 2.3 GHz Dual-Core Mobile Processor
Speaker System Built-in stereo speakers
USB Sockets 3
Webcam Integrated VGA Web Camera with built-in microphone
Weight Starting at 2.50 kg
Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n

£420

 

[M1k3H]

performance it looks like the bottom one will be best.