Laptop advice please (following the recent trend)

just seen this on moneysaving site. is it any good for £699?</p>



<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" border="0"><tbody><tr><td valign="middle" align="left" width="310" rowspan="2"> </td><td valign="top" align="left"><p id="prodTitle">Gateway^® <span class="prodNumber">MX6635b</span></p><span id="prodHeading">High-Performance Mobility</span>
<span id="prodBlurbText">This crowd pleaser boasts high performance features like Intel^® GMA900 graphics for awesome entertainment and heaploads of DDR2 memory for demanding users like you. And with the large 15.4&quot; widescreen display you'll enjoy a cinematic experience and easy viewing of side-by-side documents. Who can resist the MX6635b? </span>
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<div id="quickSpecs"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" border="0"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" align="left" width="75%"><div id="featuredsw"><dl><dt>Features: </dt><dd class="greyBullet">   Intel^® Centrino^™ Mobile Technology with Intel^® Pentium^® M Processor 740<span class="footnum">1</span> </dd><dd class="greyBullet">   Microsoft® Windows® XP Home (SP2)<span class="footnum">2</span> </dd><dd class="greyBullet">   1024MB DDR2 RAM </dd><dd class="greyBullet">   100GB<span class="footnum">3</span> </dd><dd class="greyBullet">   8x DVD±RW Multi-Format Double Layer </dd></dl></div></td><td style="BORDER-LEFT: #d78228 1px solid" valign="top" align="left" width="25%"><div id="stores"><dl><dt>Store : </dt><dd>Staples </dd></dl></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></tbody></table><table id="prodDetails" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="0" summary="Product details for MX6635b" border="0"><caption>Product details for MX6635b</caption><tbody><tr style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #eeeeee"><th width="110">Processor:</th><td>Intel^® Centrino^™ Mobile Technology with Intel^® Pentium^® M Processor 740<span class="footnum">1</span>
(2MB L2 Cache, 1.73 GHz, 533MHz FSB)</td></tr><tr style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff"><th width="110">Operating System:</th><td>Microsoft^® Windows^® XP Home (SP2) <span class="footnum">2</span></td></tr><tr style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #eeeeee"><th width="110">Chipset:</th><td>Intel^® 915GM</td></tr><tr style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff"><th width="110">Memory:</th><td>1024MB DDR2 (2x512MB) Dual Channel Memory
Expandable to 2GB</td></tr><tr style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #eeeeee"><th width="110">Hard Drive:</th><td>100GB HDD (4200 RPM)<span class="footnum">3</span></td></tr><tr style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff"><th width="110">Optical Drive:</th><td>8x DVD±RW Multi-Format Double Layer</td></tr><tr style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #eeeeee"><th width="110">Media Reader:</th><td>4-in-1 Digital Media Manager (Secure Digital (SD), Memory Stick, Memory Stick Pro, Multimedia Card)</td></tr><tr style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff"><th width="110">Video:</th><td>Intel^® Graphics Media Accelerator 900
Dynamic Video Memory Technology (DVMT) supports up to 128MB shared video memory</td></tr><tr style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #eeeeee"><th width="110">Audio:</th><td>AC '97 2.3 Compliant Audio</td></tr><tr style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff"><th width="110">Network:</th><td>Intel^® PRO 10/100Mbps built-in Ethernet</td></tr><tr style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #eeeeee"><th width="110">Wireless:</th><td>Wireless LAN 802.11g</td></tr><tr style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff"><th width="110">Modem:</th><td>56K ITU V.92 ready Fax/Modem</td></tr><tr style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #eeeeee"><th width="110">Pointing Device:</th><td>Touchpad with Vertical Scroll Zone</td></tr><tr style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff"><th width="110">Ports/Other:</th><td>4 USB 2.0, 1 IEEE 1394, 1 VGA External Connector, 1 S-Video External Connector, 1 RJ11, 1RJ45, Microphone In, Headphone/Audio Out</td></tr><tr style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #eeeeee"><th width="110">Expansion Slots:</th><td>1 PCMCIA Slot (Card Bus type I or type II)</td></tr><tr style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff"><th width="110">Dimensions:</th><td>33-36mm (H) x 358mm (W) x 264mm (D)<span class="footnum">4</span></td></tr><tr style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #eeeeee"><th width="110">Weight:</th><td>2.8 kg <span class="footnum">4</span></td></tr><tr style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff"><th width="110">Battery:</th><td>6-cell Lithium-ion</td></tr><tr style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #eeeeee"><th width="110">Software:</th><td>Microsoft^® Works 8.0<span class="footnum">2</span>, Adobe^® Acrobat^® Reader 7, Windows Media Player 10, CyberLink^® PowerDVD, Nero 6 Suite, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Google Toolbar, Norton Internet Security^™ (90 day complimentary trial)<span class="footnum">5</span>, Gateway BigFix^® - identifies and resolves problems that affect the system before they occur<span class="footnum">6</span></td></tr></tbody></table></p>

 

Seems similar to the ones the kids get at my school. They're fine for what we use them for, data loggers, t'internet, active desktop etc