My27 Feb 2011 14:31
conclusion is that the Dell Inspiron M5030 is a good buy at £299 with 598 clubpoints thrown in. It has a good spec for your purposes. The only downside may be its colour which is black. Originally this laptop was more than £400. It's obviously not the most up to date laptop on the market but the cost will be greater for their latest model. The price will also go up if you want a faster processing speed, more RAM and a larger hard drive capacity - all of which I don't believe you'll need.
Have you had any experience using a laptop? They're easy enough to use imo but the built in mouse pad may take a bit of getting used to.
Hope you've enjoyed your walk.