New laptop.

[Lost_Addict]

Well for my birthday, i'm getting a laptop for uni, this will be for gaming and work.

I want it to look slightly flashy but for a good cost (£500-£900) preferably.

I'm using ebay, but only buying from new or referbished, so please no lectures on where to buy it .

The two i'm looking at the moment are

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/DELL-XPS-M1730...item5197ffe7fb

and

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ACER-ASPIRE-89...item53e60bbc25

Both are impressive machines but the top one got generally mixed views and seems like a love it or hate it laptop.

any useful comments on the two or any new suggestions will be appreciated and given +rep

Many thanks.

Kieran.

[Alexx..]

The first one I wouldn't go for because fair enough it's a good RAM but the HDD is a bit low for the price.
The second one is good but again the HDD is a bit crappy for the price, but everything else in the laptop is good because it's a gaming one.

What will you be using the laptop for?

[Recursion]

Get a Dell XPS 15, the one on the far right for £649

http://www1.euro.dell.com/content/products/features.aspx/deals1?c=uk&l=en&s=dhs&cs=ukdhs1&~ck=mn

EDIT: Or even better: far right, £899 http://www1.euro.dell.com/uk/en/home...=ukdhs1&~ck=mn

[AsFastAsYou]

Watch you're graphics card, if its going to be a gaming laptop, Personally I strongly recommend Sony Vaio.

[Fiendly]

If that's your current range, go for one that's around the 900 mark.
Personally, I'd look at ones from other countries as you'd get fairly decent ones for even cheaper

[Stephen!]

90 day warranty on the Asus and no warranty on the Dell? Wouldn't touch it with a stick.

[Recursion]

90 day warranty on the Asus and no warranty on the Dell? Wouldn't touch it with a stick.

True that.

You're best off buying new direct from the manufacturer IMO, at least then you get a 1 year warranty generally.

[Johno]

HP Envy 14

[Recursion]

HP Envy 14

I thought you hated that?

[Lost_Addict]

Thanks all, rep will be distributed, keep suggestions comming.

Just to let you know, i like the look of this one.

http://www.cclonline.com/product-inf...id=gt740-021uk