Which laptop is the best out of these?

I'm looking to buy a 'new' laptop, now i don't use my current laptop (Dell Inspiron N5010) for much more than browsing the internet and watching films/tv programs. But what i do want is a 17-18 inch HD screen (Real Hd such as 1080p)and a descent Graphics card so i can at least play semi recent PC exclusives.

My dell is not very good for gaming, i recently tried playing Eve online on low settings which did work but started lagging like mad once i hit bigger areas. So i've been looking through ebay at different laptops and i've deicded on one of these.

(1) Acer Aspire 8942G - i7 820QM ATI 5850 6GB 128gb SSD 500GB Hybrid SATA Laptop
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/160955122110?ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1426.l2649



(2) HP Pavilion DV8 Laptop Intel core i7
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/261155918618?ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1426.l2649

I'm aiming around paying £350, any advice would be splendid :D

The Acer *appears* to be a better buy, but you're always gonna be gambling when buying used.General_X

I've bought plenty of laptops from ebay over the years, i know they don't have warrentys etc. That doesn't bother me. If they break i will attempt to fix them and if that's not possible i sell them. But the acer is looking to be the better one then?

Do you think the Acer is worth the price tag though?

Do you think the Acer is worth the price tag though?

kingkarl123

I think i may try for the HP Pavillion as it has all the installation disks which i could use if the hard drive were to go. kingkarl123