Laptop recommendation

I'm looking to buy a laptop straight after xmas and need some
recommendations.

Obviously I want the fastest laptop available but memory is not important as
its cheaper to buy aftermarket memory. Also don't want a Celeron chip and
portability is also a consideration, as is a DVD/CDR combo, Wi-Fi and a
decent screen size (14"/15" with 1280 perferred). As a result I've narrowed
it down to the Toshiba Tecra S1 or Dell 500M. I'm inclined towards the Tosh
but the 1024x768 screen res is putting me off - would prefer 1280x1024 on a
14" screen.

Can 'the panel' make a suggestion for a laptop, around the £1000 mark (inc
VAT) which must include the above specifications. If anyone knows of any
sales or bargains to be had that would be very handy.

Thanks guys

"Scooby Doo" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:<brq0n5$61v4o$(E-Mail Removed)>...
> I'm looking to buy a laptop straight after xmas and need some
> recommendations.
>
> Obviously I want the fastest laptop available but memory is not important as
> its cheaper to buy aftermarket memory. Also don't want a Celeron chip and
> portability is also a consideration, as is a DVD/CDR combo, Wi-Fi and a
> decent screen size (14"/15" with 1280 perferred). As a result I've narrowed
> it down to the Toshiba Tecra S1 or Dell 500M. I'm inclined towards the Tosh
> but the 1024x768 screen res is putting me off - would prefer 1280x1024 on a
> 14" screen.
>
> Can 'the panel' make a suggestion for a laptop, around the £1000 mark (inc
> VAT) which must include the above specifications. If anyone knows of any
> sales or bargains to be had that would be very handy.
>
> Thanks guys

I've just got an M1 through work and it's pretty good. Seems
identical to the S1 apart from a Trident video card (ok, bit iffy for
games compared to a more standard ATI one on the S1) and has the
option of 1280 res screen (it's a 15" one which is excellent).
It's a biggish one but battery life's enormous and it's *nice*.
The M100 might be worth looking at for a sub-notebook.