Friends brothers laptop

[34erd]

My friends brother is looking for a laptop, he doesnt play games and he doesnt do any heavy multitasking, but he still wants a pretty solid computer. His budget is $1200, but he would prefer cheaper so I picked out the ASUS A3Ac, and I'm also looking at the dell inspirion 600M. I'm really at a loss of which one to pick, they each have strengths and weaknesses... so.... I was looking for some help

 

[LaptopExtreme]

The Asus A3Ac is an excellent choice and would be way under budget. The next up from that is the A6 series with a dedicated graphics card. You'll get a better build quality and support through Asus. The Asus warranty is a lso a global warranty (great for traveling), but Newegg doesnt give an option for extended warranties.