A group of us are buying a laptop for someone (she's far from techie minded and so am I) and are working with budget of £350-430. Someone suggested Advent 9415 (2GB RAM, 120GB hard drive) for £350 or Dell Inspiron 1525 (2GB RAM, 160 GB hard drive) for £430.
I'm tempted to go for Dell bcos it is well known altho pricier but wonder if this is being foolish? Does anyone use Advent and how easy/reliable is it?