What laptop for £600?

[Joe 90]

A friend of mine asked me last night what laptop was best for around £600.

I've just found what seems like a pretty unbeatable deal from dell;
http://configure.euro.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?b=&c=uk&l=en&oc=N0053507&s=dhs&dgc=AF&cid=5212&lid=122756&acd=766b546606b2423a79dabf5b86d9bbdd

so can anyone beat that?
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[Pickers]

seems ace - is that one of dells 24hr deals?

[Mark]

That looks rather nice, with one exception - if it's going to be used a fair amount while mobile, I'd recommend the bigger battery (though that does put it over budget).

[Joe 90]

is that one of dells 24hr deals?

no idea. I just found it on HUKD


I'll let him know that a bigger battery would be better... £630 after the 5% discount... maybe he'll stretch to that.

[Mark]

If it's just going to be left plugged in most of the time then a bigger battery doesn't make much difference. :)

[Del Lardo]

I'd also get him to check the LCD as well. Personally a 15.6" LCD running at 1366x768 is painfully bad and I wouldn't think twice about the extra £70 to get 1920x1080.