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Thanks everyone - I am now totally confused, as everyone has their own preferences. Having had a Dell for 10 years when I was working, and with no adverse comments, perhaps I'll change my previous choices.
However, is it just me, or is Dell the 'Ford' of the computer industry - sensible, efficient, but just damn boring?

In general, boring is good.

Certainly for me, system stability is far more important than speed, video tricks or the ability to grill a shashlik while dancing the kazotsky on a unicycle at 200mph.

Rock Steady - Mac

:hmm:

dell do have some cosworth models. alienware.

But the basic ones are solid and stress free.

Currently on offer

Inspiron 15 Laptop Available with Touch Screen Details | Dell UK

Stick an extra 4Gb of ram in with what's left of your budget and you will have a laptop that will last for years.

Nothing fancy the OS won't get dumped.

Nothing special with the graphics but you will be able to watch films.

Screen is a decent resolution unless you want to edit photo's.

As you say boring but will get you from A to B with little hassle.

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It has a touch screen and came with Win 8.1 which I find quite good

Wow !! Someone who actually LIKES Windows H'eight ! Take that man's name !

Reading the above it looks like the old story -ask three people and get 6 answers. My first Laptop was a Dell, did OK for about 4 years, then died, my Man Wot Does talked me into this present HP ProBook, which is OK so far, meanwhile I had also bought an ASUS PcEee 10" Notepad for easier overseas travel, it works, sort of, but is a total PITA, slowest thing I've ever come across, press a key then go and make a cup of coffee or watch the news, if you try to hurry it this only results in a message - "Not responding" and takes three times as long.

OK, I bought the cheapest version, but I can't add RAM to -hopefully - speed it up, and ASUS admit that. I'm hoping it will die soon, so that I can make another choice.

Mrs. ExS is determined to buy an iPad on our next visit to the Mighty US of A, but I can't abide touchscreen stuff, especially keyboards, so will watch her progress with interest - I may change my mind !