OT: Need advice with Laptop

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Originally Posted by happygeek

Thank you.
I checked notebooksbilliger.de, that was good, but didn't really find anything, oddly enough -- seems I have to pay upwards of 1000 Euros for a 15" screen with a 4650 chip if I am to get Windows 7. Hmnn.

How so? Did you try their Advanced Search interface? If I select the 4650 there, then I am presented with notebooks starting at 599 Euros, about half of them with 15" displays and half with 17" displays. If I include Windows 7 Premium 64 bit instead of the upgrade option from Vista then there are still 11 notebooks remaining under the 1k € mark. If you select the ATI 4670 instead which is better according to Gregstrom, then they start at 699 Euros. Not that I want to urge you to buy there, just saying that they do have a very broad spectrum there, and handling warranty is easier for you. They do have the Sony VAIO VGN-FW54 there, too.