I am torn between:
DELL XPS 15
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COLOUR CHOICE |
Metalloid Aluminum Cover |
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PROCESSOR |
2nd generation Intel® Core™ i7-2720QM processor 2.20 GHz with Turbo Boost 2.0 up to 3.30 GHz |
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OPERATING SYSTEM |
English Genuine Windows®7 Home Premium SP1 (64 BIT) |
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OFFICE SOFTWARE |
Microsoft® Office Starter: reduced-functionality Word & Excel w/ads. No PowerPoint or Outlook |
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SERVICES AND SUPPORT |
1 year of coverage included with your PC |
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DATASAFE ONLINE BACKUP |
DataSafe Online Backup 2GB - 1 year licence |
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SECURITY SOFTWARE |
McAfee® SecurityCenter 15 Month Subscription |
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LCD |
15.6 HD WLED TL (1366x768) 720p with 2.0 Mega Pixel Integrated Camera |
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MEMORY |
8192MB 1333MHz Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM [2x4096] |
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OPTICAL DRIVE |
8x DVD+/-RW, & Blu-ray Disc™ combo drive (reads Blu-ray Disc™ & writes to CD/DVD |
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HARD DRIVE |
750GB (7,200rpm) Serial ATA Hard Drive |
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PRIMARY BATTERY |
6-cell 56Whr Lithium Ion battery |
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GRAPHICS CARD |
2GB NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 540M Graphics Card |
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WIRELESS CONNECTIVITY |
Intel® Centrino® Wireless-N 1030 (1x2 b/g/n+ Bluetooth Combo Card) |
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1029.36 EX VAT
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ALIENWARE M14X
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COLOUR CHOICE |
Alienware M14x : 1.5 Base Black |
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PROCESSOR |
Intel® Core™ i7 Processor 2630QM (2.0Ghz, 6MB, 4C) |
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OPERATING SYSTEM |
Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium, 64bit, English |
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GRAPHICS CARD |
1.5GB NVIDIA® GeForce® GT555M |
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MEMORY |
8192MB (2x4GB) 1600MHz DDR3 Dual Channel |
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HARD DRIVE |
500GB (7,200rpm) SATA Hard Drive |
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WIRELESS CONNECTIVITY |
Intel® Wireless LAN 6205 2x2 (802.11a/b/g/n) Card - European |
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OPTICAL DRIVE |
8X DVD+/-RW Drive including software |
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SECURITY SOFTWARE |
No Antivirus Software |
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SERVICES AND SUPPORT |
1Yr Next Day Hardware Support included with your PC |
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ACCIDENTAL DAMAGE PROTECTION |
No Accidental Damage Support |
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LCD |
14.1in Widescreen High Definition (1366x768) WLED with TrueLife |
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PRIMARY BATTERY |
Primary 8-cell 63W/HR LI-ION |
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SOUND SOFTWARE |
Integrated High-Definition 5.1 Performance Audio |
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Carrying Cases |
No Carrying Case |
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AutoMatic Updates |
AutoMatic updates - On |
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Camera |
Integrated 3.0 Mega Pixel HD Camera |
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£1049.17 EX VAT
The above two fill up my buget to the max. Laptop would be used as a casual gaming machine and general use, but I would like it to last a good few years :)
Please help guys on the above or any other suggestions
Cheers
