@Darth

The turbo boost will accoring to notebookcheck push the processor to about 2.9 GHz. Wich is good.

To quote notebookcheck about the graphics card:
"This means the performance is sufficient for high details in nearly all DirectX 10 games (only Crysis and GTA4 are not fluently playable in high details - see gaming list below)."

"Shared Memory no"

So it should be able to run mass effect and it shouldn't have shared memory. Sounds good.

No Bluetooth is a shame, but it has HDMI and Wi-fi. Blu-ray and DVD rewriter is really nice. Everything seems fine on the feature front.

All Acer laptops also come with a 1 or 2 year warranty I believe.

I'd say it's a good laptop.

Pretty good. The graphics card will run crysis on high with 25-30 frames per second which is pretty good.

I like you got HD5xxx, DX11 FTW lol!!!        Just not sure about the i5 processor, would be recommended to go for i7 if possible but I think it's pretty good for the price (esp you have HDMI and bluray)

So overall, this is a good one.

Darth, check this one out

http://uk.computers.toshiba-europe.com/innovation/product/Qosmio-X500-10X/1076243/toshibaShop/false/

Processor	type : Intel® Core™ i7-720QM Processor clock speed : 1.60 / 2.80 Turbo GHz Front Side Bus : 1333 MHz 2nd level cache : 6 MB
Operating system	Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium 64-bit (pre-installed, Toshiba-HDD recovery)
Design Colour	colour : Precious Black with matt black keyboard
System memory	standard : 4,096 (2,048 + 2,048) MB maximum expandability : 8,192 MB technology : DDR3 RAM (1,066 MHz)
Hard disk	capacity : 500 GB drive rotation : 5,400 rpm
Display	size : 46.7cm (18.4") type : Toshiba TruBrite® Full HD TFT High Brightness display with 16 : 9 aspect ratio internal resolution : 1,920 x 1,080
Graphics adaptor	manufacturer : NVIDIA® type : NVIDIA® GeForce® GTS 250M with CUDA™ technology memory : 1,024 MB dedicated VRAM (total available graphics memory using TurboCache™ technology can be up to 2,298 MB with a 32-bit operating system and 3 GB system memory or 3,307 MB with a 64-bit operating system and 5 GB system memory) memory type : GDDR5 Video RAM (resp. Video RAM and system memory combined) connected bus : PCI Express®
Internal video modes	The following internal video modes are supported: resolution : 1,920 x 1,080
Max External Video Modes	Max Resolution : 2,048 x 1,536 Max Refresh Rate : 100 Hz Non-interlaced resolution with max refresh rate : 1,920 x 1,200
Interfaces	1 x DC-in 1 x RJ-45 1 x i.LINK® (IEEE 1394) 1 x external microphone 1 x RGB 1 x headphone (stereo) 1 x S/PDIF-out (optical) shared with headphone socket 1 x 5-in-1 Bridge Media slot (supports SD™ Cards up to 16 GB, Memory Stick® up to 256 MB, Memory Stick Pro™ up to 2 GB, MultiMedia Card™ up to 2 GB and xD-Picture Card™ up to 2 GB) 1 x HDMI-CEC (REGZA-Link) supporting 1080p signal format 1 x integrated HD Web Camera (1,280 x 800) with AutoMacro support and built-in microphone 3 (Left 1, Right 2) x USB 2.0 1 (Left) x eSATA/USB 2.0 supporting USB Sleep-and-Charge
Expansion	2 x memory slots (1 to configure) 1 x ExpressCard slot
Wireless communication	Compliancy : Wi-Fi® Network Support : 802.11b/g/N Wireless Technology : Wireless LAN Wireless Technology : Bluetooth®
Wired communication	topology : Gigabit Ethernet LAN speed : 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX/1000BASE-T
Sound system	supported audio format : 24-bit stereo speakers : built-in Harman Kardon® stereo speaker system manufacturer : Toshiba Bass Enhanced Sound System
Keyboard	keys : 105 Windows keys : Yes special features : backlit keyboard with standard numeric keypad
Pointing device	type : Touch Pad with Multi-Touch Control
Battery	technology : lithium-ion maximum life : up to 3h15min (Mobile Mark™ 2007)
AC adaptor	input voltage : autosensing AC adapter (100/240 V) for worldwide usage output voltage : 19 V output current : 6.32 A
Physical dimensions	W x D x H : 442.6 x 294.2 x 41.5 mm weight : starting at 4.6 kg
Blu-ray Disc™ drive	compatibility : CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-ROM, DVD-R, DVD-R(DL), DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+R(DL), DVD+RW, DVD-RAM, BD-ROM, BD-R, BD-R(DL), BD-RE, BD-RE(DL) maximum speed : Read: 24x CD-ROM, 8x DVD-ROM, 6x BD-ROM/ Write: 24x CD-R, 4x CD-RW, 10x HS CD-RW, 24x US CD-RW, 8x DVD-R, 4x DVD-R (Double Layer), 6x DVD-RW, 8x DVD+R, 4x DVD+R (Double Layer), 8x DVD+RW, 5x DVD-RAM, 6x BD-R, 4x BD-R (Double Layer), 2x BD-RE, 2x BD-RE (Double Layer) type : Blu-ray Disc™ rewritable drive (BD-RE) with recording, rewriting and playback support
Warranty	1 year EMEA Carry-in. Toshiba also offers a large range of services to upgrade your standard warranty, please have a look at our website www.toshiba-europe.com/services to find the right service for your product.
Bundled hardware	AC adaptor
Bundled software	Toshiba Bluetooth™ Stack Toshiba Bluetooth™ Monitor Toshiba Disc Creator Supervisor Password Utility Toshiba Assist Chicony Camera Assistant Software Toshiba DVD Player Toshiba Face Recognition HDMI Control Manager Microsoft® Works, Microsoft® Office Home and Student 2007 (free 60-day trial) Toshiba Value Added Package (Toshiba Power Saver, Toshiba Zooming Utility, Toshiba PC Diagnostic Tool, Toshiba Flash Cards, Toshiba Components Common Driver, Toshiba Accessibility, Toshiba Button Support) McAfee® Internet Security (includes free Internet updates for 30 days) WildTangent Games Console Toshiba Photo Service Toshiba Recovery Media Creator Google Pack (Google Toolbar, iGoogle, Google Picasa) WinDVD® BD for Toshiba Corel® DVD MovieFactory® for Toshiba Connectivity Doctor ConfigFree™ Toshiba utilities and drivers
Toshiba EasyMedia	Easy Entertainment Full HD Screen (1080p) HDMI-CEC (REGZA-Link) S/PDIF 2 Harman Kardon® Stereo Speakers Resolution+ Easy Connectivity 802.11b/g/N Wireless LAN Integrated Bridge Media Adapter Diversity Antenna Built-in Web Camera & Microphone Toshiba Face Recognition Bluetooth® 2.1 with EDR Easy Usability Eco Utility PC Health Monitor Toshiba LifeSpace McAfee® Internet Security Toshiba TEMPRO Performance Tuning Service Smart Display Support USB Sleep-and-Charge HDD 3D Impact Sensor Touch Pad with Multi-Touch Control Backlit keyboard Control Buttons Fingerprint Reader Single Sign-On
Security features	HDD password on request wireless LAN switch supervisor password slot for Kensington Cable Lock user password
Special features	SM BIOS compliant EasyControl Bar with 8 feather-touch Control Buttons (Eco Utility Button, CD/DVD launcher, Play/Pause, Forward, Rewind, on/off function of LED illumination (Touch Pad, Qosmio logo, Control Buttons, backlit keyboard), Volume-, Volume+) HD Audio support integrated microphone for Voice over IP Enhanced Intel® SpeedStep® Technology Standard numeric keypad ENERGY STAR qualified computer integrated HD Web Camera (1,280 x 800) with AutoMacro support for Video over IP
Certification	This product is in compliance with the requirements of the applicable European Directives for CE marking.

lol!! i got one free from the call thingy provider u know like AT&T but in my country (their called ZAIN lol) but whocares bout their name they gave me an ipad!! :P too bad i cant use it until i get good marks lol

Yes, definitely.

That one looks very good Darth. Just remember to take out the battery when you have it plugged in on full charge as you don't want to damage the battery if you have it plugged in all the time.

@all

thanks for the comments on the acer one I might actually go with it

@Fab_GS

That one looks great too, and its got an i7 processor, but its costlier by £327 :(

@Squilliam

oh I didn't know batteries got damaged like that, thanks for the advice!

I recently purchased an ASUS G73J and have nothing but praise for it so far and it may fit the mould for your future proof-ness.

Core i7 2.8 Turbo
ATi HD 5870 1GB DDR5
8GB DDR3
1TB 2x 500GB 7200rpm
17.3" Full HD 1920x1080

This retails for ~$2400 AUD, so it should be within budget dealing in pounds.

Although a different strategy may be to buy something low to mid-range budget with anticipation of replacing it sooner (2 years), than forking out more cash and expecting it to last the distance.

Also worth taking into consideration is the manufacturer's warranty service, I find that HP and IBM branded laptops have a global next-day repair service, whereas most others require you to do the RRoD procedure and buy a coffin etc. and wait 2 weeks, which may be downtime you can't afford.

like other people mentioned, I would go with an Alienware, not sure what you get for warranty, but since they are owned by Dell, I would think you could get the same warranties (Basically with Dell if ANYTHING happens to it it is covered.. except fire..) So in 3 years accidently "drop it" and get a new laptop lol