Please help me choose a new laptop

[Zootoxin]

Because I know nothing about laptops!

Need a new laptop for the wife to be which needs:

15.3" or 17" Screen size
Good battery life
One of those really clear shiny screens
Be able to run WoW and Sims3
Good Sound Quality
Wireless
Not too heavy

Budget: Ã,£400

Thanks

Zoot

[OldBloke]

Lots of Acers available at that pricemark. You need to make sure of the spec as each model comes in a multitude of configurations.

Good place to start.

[Zootoxin]

Lots of Acers available at that pricemark. You need to make sure of the spec as each model comes in a multitude of configurations.

Good place to start.

Cheers Old stuff but I don't know enough about laptops to make a good decision.

Come on you guys 32 views so far! I know some of you are harbouring laptop knowledge!

Help a hoody will ya!

[Dewey]

This months issue of PC Gamer (or whatever its called now) has a useful review of gaming laptops with performance vs price for different systems. Also the guy writes a diary over 7 days of his experiences of moving from a decent pg gaming rig to a gaming laptop - might be useful?

Bottom line is for an extra Ã,£300 over a PC you can have similar performance and for a grand a system that will run all the latest games on high settings albeit it on a 15" screen - though the battery life was awful when playing demanding games. Food for thought though.

Oops just saw your budget...

[Zootoxin]

Would this do the trick?

Studio 1745
(System Identifier: D0MHYPTY)

    * Studio 1745
    * English Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium (64 BIT)

System Price   :   Ã,£322.56 +VAT/DEL Ã,£400

Operating System
English Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium (64 BIT)Memory
3072MB (1x1024 + 1x2048) 1333MHz DDR3 Dual ChannelHard Disk Drive
250GB Serial ATA (7200RPM)Video
512 MB ATI Mobility RADEON HD 4570Certified Refurbished
Certified RefurbishedNoteBook Screen
17.3in High Definition+ (1600X900) LED with TrueLifeProcessor
Pentium Dual Core T4200 2.0GHz,800MHz,1MBSystem Color
Black ChainlinkMISC
Battery Primary 6-cell 56W/HR LI-ION
Camera Integrated 2.0 Mega Pixel Camera
Internal UK/Irish Qwerty Keyboard
Dell Wireless 1397 (802.11 b g)Base
Studio 1745Media Bay
8 X DVD +/- RW

Its a Refurb so if it is too bashed up I can return it under the distance sales act can't I?

[delanvital]

I'd say always go for a good brand in laptops. In desktops, you can get away with bamboo PCs because you can select most of the parts inside, but laptops is different. I have had a couple of no names over the years, and also brand models, and I will never ever go no name again.

[A Twig]

macbook

[Zootoxin]

Ok I have narrowed it down but I have one question is this

Laptop

worth Ã,£40 more than this

Laptop

Or shall I go for this one

AMAZON

[kregoron]

the packard bell id say..
but cpu and gpu are a little ahead..