laptop (notebook?) advice needed

[andymadmak]

Sorry if this has been asked a billion times before but can anyone help me with a laptop purchase?

My needs are:

Good sized screen for presentations
Reasonably fast - to run promo videos etc
decent sized hard disc, (40Gb +)
Tough enough to lug around the countryside (not too bothered about weight though)
CD + DVD rewriter compatible
Broadband + dial up capable
MS Office already loaded
Memory stick
Reasonably current spec, so it stays useful for a couple of years at least!
All in cost under a grand including case if possible.

I've looked at ACER and Dell, plus PC World and everyone else. I'm not a technical divvyhead but the specs these people were spouting were going straight over my head.
Somebody point me in the right direction - please! :sob:

Andy

[workshy fop]

I'd say Toshiba, Dell, Acer and IBM in no particular order.
You can get plenty laptop for a grand these days.
Have a search on here www.laptopshop.co.uk/laptops-n.htm

get 512mb ram tho.

[sadako]

www.novatech.co.uk buy an AMD64 crossfire and an armoured laptop bag.

[mindgam3]

look at IBM and Sony if you want quality.... you'll probably get more features with other manufacturers though

[andymadmak]

Thanks all!

have a great Christmas

Andy