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Selling my desktop and buying a laptop


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ThreshersFlail

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So, I will be moving to Australia for up to a year and was thinking of selling my desktop to buy a laptop. I was hoping that you guys could give me some advice on what it was worth and what to buy.

What I have:
Intel Core 2 Duo 2.66GHz E6750
4GB of DDR RAM (533MHz I think)
MSI motherboard - MS-7357
nVidia 8600GT Graphics Card with 512Mb on-board memory
Two 300Gb WD Caviar HDDs at 7200rpm (I think) - Do I sell these with it, or destroy them to prevent anyone possibly recovering my files? It has Windows Vista Home Premium installed.
A DVDRW Drive and a CDRW drive
Logitech wireless keyboard and mouse
17 Inch Hyundai monitor

Here's the laptop I was thinking of:
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/158887

I will want it for the usual plus some gaming. I don't get all the latest games (especially since I will be going to Oz) and the most recent one I have is probably Farcry 2. If you think a lower spec that would do for my needs, that would be great! £410 would be my upper price limit.

Thanks to everyone who has taken the time to read this far :)
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Troy

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Hey mate, Australia is a good choice. :)

You are allowed desktops here in Australia? :)
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Well, I did think I was allowed them, I just wasn't sure if it was sensible to try and transport it out there! I know what luggage loading staff are like...
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That HP doesn't look too bad, actually... the graphics are very budget though. You won't get much good gaming at all out of it.
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