[orangebird]

Originally Posted by Stuart C

I got a Sony Vaio PCG-K315. Not a massively powerful laptop (but powerful enough for what I need it for - I didn't buy it for games) and, having what Sony calls an x-black LCD, the display is absolutely amazing. In fact, it makes the Samsung 172T LCD I have on my destop machine look cheap and washed out.

The one I got didn't come with a wireless network connection (although, bizarrely, the drivers CD you create on the machine includes wireless drivers). It also doesn't come with any recovery CDs. Instead , you have to make your own (but the software they use makes this easy). It comes with 512 Meg ram, a single-layer, dual-format DVD writer, 40 gig hard drive and onboard Ethernet connection, and onboard fax modem.

You can get that laptop, and a cheap wireless card for about £600-£700, or if you want to spend £800-£1000, you get a more powerful machine with built in wireless network.

TBH, the best way to use wireless networking on a laptop is buy a laptop with a Centrino processor (effectively a Pentium 4 with built in wireless networking).

Thanks for the reply. I'm not fussed about wireless stuff etc....

Anyone got an opinion on Apple?