Recommend laptop to buy

[LondonS]

Hi, I want to buy a laptop and don’t know how to go about it so was wondering if anyone can recommend one or where to look?

I am based in London and would use the laptop to work (Word, Excel, Power Point, Acrobat) but also want to be able to listen to music, watch DVDs and use Internet.

I did some research and it seems these are the features it should have (some of them I don’t know what they are), would these be ok?

100-160GB hardware
1GB RAM
Modem
USB ports
DVD recorder
Dual Core Processor
Screen 15.4 or 17
Wireless Internet
Video card 256 MB
Windows XP Professional
HD Audio, Surround sound


Can anyone let me know of a good brand, and not extremely expensive, with these or similar characteristics?

Sorry if my post sounds too simple. I don’t know much about computers and have never owned a laptop but it has now become a necessity, mainly for work reasons.

Thanks.

[SpywareDr]

Lenovo IdeaPad Y710 - 40542CU - $1,049.00
http://shop.lenovo.com/SEUILibrary/c...20at%20Price_1

· Processor: Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T5550 ( 1.83GHz 667MHz 2MB )

· Total memory: 2 GB PC2-5300 DDR2 SDRAM 667MHz

· System graphics: ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT 256MB

· Display type: 17.0 WXGA+ TFT LCD Glossy with integrated camera

· Hard drive: 250GB 5400 RPM

· Optical device: DVD Recordable (Dual Layer) 24X Max

· Communication adapter: Intel Wireless WiFi Link 4965AGN

· Bluetooth: Bluetooth Version 2.0 + EDR

· Pointing device: Industry Standard Touchpad

· Operating system: Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium

· Weight: 8.00 lbs

· Battery: 6 Cell Lithium-Ion

· Warranty: One year parts and labor (system battery: one year)

[SuperSparks]

Dell and Acer are two excellent brands too:

http://www1.euro.dell.com/content/de...=uk&l=en&s=gen

http://www.acerdirect.co.uk/