I will be away on training quite a bit for my new job so need a laptop to take with me, will be used for browsing (either by 3G dongle or pref built in 3G) and Skype to chat to my wife & son so it needs to have a webcam.
I fancy something portable but NOT a netbook, Atom just doesn't cut it for me. New or refurb would be considered.
Max screen size 13.3" for portability/weight reasons.
I'd like Win7, DVDRW would be nice but not a major thing.
I'd like to maybe install Steam & be able to play HL2 etc if I get bored so a half decent onboard GFX would be nice but I'm aware that pushes the price up.
After that RAM/HDD isn't an issue as they can always be upgraded so it won't affect my buying decision too much.
Now to budget, I'd be hoping to spend less than £300 but for the right model I could squeeze another couple of hundred onto that so £450 maybe £500 max but it'd have to be goooood to get me to £500!
So does anyone have any suggestions?
Cheers!
Rob