I've been asked by a friend to find a laptop in this price bracket and its fairly hard. My firend, for whatever reason, wants to avoid Dixons et al because she had a bad expereince at PCw once - i don't know, either.
I'm trying my hardest to stay away from Packard Bell due to bad experiences and an apparent consensus against them, but most laptops in this area appear to roll with the E-350 as well - which is pants, really.
Any ideas?