I must say that I am delighted with my no-name clone. Huge bright 17" screen, works perfectly loads of connectivity (everything you can think of), DVD RW, 512MB, 40GB all for £1200.
I did have a problem which turned out to be the memory supplied by the shop, not the manufacturers, and the service and repair service couldn't be faulted.
I can get the manufacturer's name if you are interested.
Timothy