so i went into currys and harvey norman.

currys seems like a rip off. they didnt have any 2GB memory laptops. told me to buy a 4GB one instead. then the anti virus was 160 euro or something and the microsoft office was 140 or something. laptop would cost 400. total cost was around the 700 euro mark. on their website you could get norton for 35 euro and microsoft word on its own. (i didnt mention this to him)

harvey normans then was better. he said a 2GB memory would be grand for what i would be doing (might take half a second longer to load up word he said). 329 for a hp laptop and 100 together for the microsoft office and anti virus.

will look on their websites to see if i can get a better deal but leaning towards harvey norman.

oh and stay away from currys