I bought a Gericom laptop from Aldi!
Naturally was a bit apprehensive aboout buying from a "cheapo supermarket", however the specs and reviews I found were impressive.
1 GB RAM
100 GB HD
Intel Centrino 1.73Ghz
NVidia GeGorce 6600
Bundle of some basic software, MS Works Flight SIM!!
Has 6 in 1 card reader
Firewire port
etc tec
At the time it had a higher spec than most typical high street brands.
All for £999