Closest equivilent laptop from PC World/Dixons/Currys please

HugoSP

After a total of 8 weeks with my laptop being out for repair and getting the most awful CS in the history of the universe, The Tech Guys - company that (mis)manage repairs etc have agreed with Coverplan to write off my laptop and send me vouchers for a replacement. These vouchers can be spent at any of the Dixon Stores Group of companies, PC World, Dixons or Currys.

I am now in discussion with them regards its replacement. They think I can replace it for £499 but I'm not quite so sure.

So, I really would appreciate those who are in the know. The specification is

Make and Model No. Advent 7039

[FONT=times new roman, new york, times, serif]Mobile AMD Athalon 64 3000+ Processor[/FONT]
[FONT=times new roman, new york, times, serif]ATi Mobility Radeon 9600 with 64 MB DDR RAM (Graphics card??)[/FONT]
[FONT=times new roman, new york, times, serif]16 Bit Soundchip and 2 integrated speakers[/FONT]
[FONT=times new roman, new york, times, serif]15" TFT Colour display[/FONT]
[FONT=times new roman, new york, times, serif]40GB hard disk[/FONT]
[FONT=times new roman, new york, times, serif]512 MBDDR Ram[/FONT]
[FONT=times new roman, new york, times, serif]Combo CD/DVD RR etc[/FONT]
[FONT=times new roman, new york, times, serif]Card Reader for secure Digital, Multimedia card and memory stick[/FONT]
[FONT=times new roman, new york, times, serif]Wireless Lan 802.11gwith up to 54Mbit/s[/FONT]
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[FONT=times new roman, new york, times, serif]10/100 Mbit Fast ethernet LAN and 56k V.90 Modem[/FONT]
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[FONT=times new roman, new york, times, serif]Ports and interfaces[/FONT]
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[FONT=times new roman, new york, times, serif]2x PCMCIA type 11 or1xPCMCIA type 111[/FONT]
[FONT=times new roman, new york, times, serif]4x usb 2.0[/FONT]
[FONT=times new roman, new york, times, serif]1x IEEE 1394[/FONT]
[FONT=times new roman, new york, times, serif]1x VGA out[/FONT]
[FONT=times new roman, new york, times, serif]1 x TV out[/FONT]
[FONT=times new roman, new york, times, serif]1x LAN (RJ45)[/FONT]
[FONT=times new roman, new york, times, serif]1 x Modem (RJ11)[/FONT]
[FONT=times new roman, new york, times, serif]1x lrdA[/FONT]
[FONT=times new roman, new york, times, serif]1x microphone in[/FONT]
[FONT=times new roman, new york, times, serif]1x line in[/FONT]
[FONT=times new roman, new york, times, serif]1x line out incl S/P-Dif[/FONT]
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[FONT=times new roman, new york, times, serif]Apologies for my ignorance, but I want to make sure I am adequately compensated in this instance.[/FONT]
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[FONT=times new roman, new york, times, serif]Thanks you.[/FONT]

wakandem

if they are going to give you £499 then get this one. it will at least be as good if not better.

http://www.pcworld.co.uk/martprd/product/seo/351066

conidering the laptop must have cost 700 ish new you may be able to push for a bit more cash to spend

HugoSP

Thanks for that.

The one that is being relaced has a separate Graphics card, this one doesn't list one.

One of the pieces of software that is being run on it is the Sims 2