I purchased a DELL Vostro 1710 about 4 years ago which is now my partners full time comp, (she does a lot of photography). the reason I chose dell is they allowed me to re-spec the basic model to suit my needs for digital art.

I feel that this option is better than buying straight off the shelf and is maybe worth your friends consideration.

Cheers

GG

WHO said Kiwi's can't Fly ?????