Would like help laptop bargain hunting

TehJumpingJawa

I'm looking for a laptop that fulfills the below criteria.

Core 2 Duo 1.8~2ghz (though Turion X2 is possibly an option)
Atleast 2gb ram.
Preferably 17" 1440x900 display
GPU that scores 1700~2000 in 3d mark 2006 (3500~4000 in 3d mark 2005)
Strong preference for XP or Vista Business with XP downgrade option.
Not too fussy regarding harddrive capacity/rpm.
Must have wifi.
Bluetooth preferable but not necessity.
Blueray drive would be a nice bonus but definitely not necessary.

Willing to spend ~£450.

I found this laptop, which seemed a pretty good fit (fails on the 15.4" display, and only Vista HP, but has a Blueray drive to make up).
However, there seems to be a great deal of confusion regarding exactly what GPU the laptop has - Acer website has conflicting claims that it has a dedicated Radeon HD 3470(good) vs Integrated Intel X3100(complete crap). Consequently the retailers are equally confused.
In addition, it seems as though Laptops Direct had the laptop £30 cheaper (£449) at some point in the recent past - and I hate buying something once it's gone back up in price :rolleyes: (though there is 2% available @ quidco)

Does anyone else have any bargain suggestions?:money:

glenn77

Found this one - fits the bill i think - i have used ebuyer loads so have no worries.

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/152233

good luck

TehJumpingJawa

glenn77 wrote: »

Found this one - fits the bill i think - i have used ebuyer loads so have no worries.

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/152233

good luck

Cheers,
That's a good find & good value for money but the spec. is a little bit too far below what i'm after.
If it was a few quid more & had a better graphics card i'd be willing to compromise on the other less important deficiencies. (OS, CPU & screen)

:edit:

hmm, found this one...

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/152237

Essencially the same as the one above, but with XP/Vista Business.

:edit:

Slightly worse CPU, GPU & screen - but for £60 under budget - seems as good of a fit as i'm likely to find so i've ordered it.
(also, in the future I should be able to add a Radeon HD 3400 series dedicated graphics card, which according to the specs. will work in tandem with the onboard 3200 via crossfire)

Thanx very much for your help.