[dogscoff]

a couple of ships I had just built were going off on a frolic...

That'll be my Order Snafu intel projects against you

=-=-=

Anyway, I need some help and advice, particularly from the UK ppl here.
I'm looking to buy a notebook PC. I don't really care about processor speed, but it has to have a DVD drive, >100meg ram and at least a 14" screen. Oh, and a half-way decent graphics card. I'm hoping to get all this for around £800 - £1000.

Question 1: I know that certain configurations of Dell machine cause problems with SEIV, so I will avoid those, but does anyone know of any other brands I should steer clear of? Can anyone recommend a (reasonably inexpensive) brand?

Question 2: What retailers/ etailers can ppl recommend for the UK? I have just been severely let down by dabs.com and will never order from them again. I wouldn't touch PCWorld & similar with 'Tigga's, and I don't really know of any other reliable hardware distributers. Can anyone make a recommendation?

Oh, and I'm kind of hoping to make an order/ get it delivered this week=-) Don't ask for much, do I?