cant say dell has 10/10 of build quality, even studio is starting to tear apart after 10 months of nearly usage if you want build quality - sony vaio, but that would cost ~ 200 p extra at least 17" dell's also seem better quality, even inspiron

Dell's are worth looking at if you remotely value build quality. You're paying a little more for the specs, but it won't fall to bits in 12 months time, thats the impression I get from seeing an awful lot of laptops, my own Vostro 14 for example is still chugging along great after nearly 3 years. Check out the Dell Studio 17, but not on the official Dell site with build it yourself, etc, check here: http://www1.euro.dell.com/content/default.aspx?c=uk&l=en&s=dfo& http://ndc.co.uk/browse_sub-Studio_17-92.html#GBP I know its "refurbished", but really its new for all intents and purposes, just make sure to check it doesn't say its scratched/damaged etc in the description (most aren't, but if they are it always explicitly tells you so in the description). As I say, got mines from NDC, and about another 3 from those sites for other people, never had a problem.

for what purpose ? :P