OT Is this a good buy?

I am about to purchase this laptop for 599USD. Can anyone tell me if
this is a decent buy for the money or should I purchase something
local when get back to the UK.

Acer Aspire 5570-2997

Intel® Pentium® Dual-Core mobile processor T2080 with 533MHz frontside
bus, 1MB L2 cache and 1.73GHz processor speed
2GB DDR2 memory for multitasking power
SuperMulti DVD±RW/CD-RW drive with double-layer support records up to
8.5GB of data or 4 hours of video using compatible DVD+R DL media;
also supports DVD-RAM

Warranty Terms - Parts 1 year
Warranty Terms - Labor 1 year
Product Height 1.4"
Product Width 13.4"
Product Weight 5.3 lbs.
Product Depth 9.9
Processor Brand Intel® Pentium® Dual-Core
Processor Speed 1.73GHz
Display Type WXGA widescreen TFT-LCD with CrystalBrite technology
(1280 x 800)
Screen Size 14.1"
System Bus 533MHz
Cache Memory 1MB on die Level 2
System Memory (RAM) 2GB
Type of Memory (RAM) DDR2
Hard Drive Size 160GB
Optical Drive Double-layer DVD±RW/CD-RW
Optical Drive Speeds 4x DVD+R DL; 4x DVD-R DL; 8x8x8 DVD+RW; 8x6x8
DVD-
RW; 5x DVD-RAM; 24x16x24 CD-RW
Direct-Disc Labeling No
Digital Media Reader or Slots Yes, digital media card reader
Graphics Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 950
Video Memory Up to 224MB (shared)
Personal Video Recorder (PVR) No
TV Tuner No
MPEG Yes
Modem 56 Kbps* ITU V.92 *Capable of receiving 56 Kbps downloads.
However, current regulations limit download speed to 53 Kbps.
Networking Built-in Fast Ethernet LAN (RJ-45 connector)
Wireless Networking Built-in Acer InviLink network connection
(802.11b/
g) with Acer SignalUp technology

S-Video Outputs 1
Audio Intel® High Definition
Speakers Built-in
PCMCIA Slots 1 Type II
USB 2.0 Ports 3
IEEE 1394 FireWire Ports None
Parallel Ports None
Serial Ports None
Game Ports None
Notebook Weight Thin and light (4.5 to 6 lbs.)
Battery Type Lithium-ion
Pointing Device Touchpad with 4-way scroll button
Operating System Windows Vista Home Premium
Included Software Acer Empowering Technology, Launch Manager; Adobe
Reader; NTI CD-Maker and more

Any comments on the spec much appreciated.

cheers

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