Erika T wrote...
Thanks for all your help, I have yesterday bought my new laptop, woo hoo.
I didnt go for alienware because its sooo chunky and everyone here said its just the name I pay for. I went for a rather unconventional choice - an acer laptop. I know its not top brand, but I really really liked the look of it (Im a girl, cars and laptops need to look pretty), and its got i7 in there, also the best on the market NVIDIA card, 8 RAM! and it was half the price of alienware.
I installed DAO on it yesterday, and gosh, it looks and runs beautiful. The graphics!! I am running it on the highest setting on everything and its beaaaaoouuutiful, I am now watching all dialogues without skipping because I just enjoy looking at them!! woo hoo hoo.... and it runs fast, it loads fast, its fantastic! am such a happy person here 
Thank you thank you thank you all for your help, I couldnt have done it without you guys 
Congrats! I find myself looking at Acer as well but cannot seem to find the combo you are referring to. It may not be available in the USA. Would you mind sharing your model? I think I've found a Toshiba laptop that looks respectable and won't put me in the poor house. I'm excited to see DAO and Mass Effect on the PC. I definitely want to try out the first Mass Effect. This will finally give me something to do during my tedious commute to work.
Enjoy your laptop!