ah. since you stated uk i figured you were in the vicinity. what about ebay.it (italy) seeing as how its right next to malta? just trying to give you a few choices as choices vary from site to site.
i was looking at some prices on amazon.co.uk and wow...quite a bit higher than i expected.
i did find a few things you might be interested in
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/www.amazon.co.uk/K55VD-SX494H-Notebook-GeForce-Graphics-Metallic/dp/B009YUF56Q/ref=sr_1_3?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1378306189&sr=1-3&keywords=asus+laptop
Brand ASUS
Item Weight 2.5 Kg
Product Dimensions 37.8 x 3.2 cm
Item model number K55VD-SX494H
Form Factor Portable
Screen Size 15.6 inches
Processor Brand Intel
Processor Type Intel Core i5
Processor Speed 2.5 GHz
Processor Count 2
RAM Size 8 GB
Computer Memory Type DDR3 SDRAM
Hard Drive Size 1 TB
Graphics Card Description NVIDIA GeForce 610M
Graphics RAM Type DDR3 SDRAM
Graphics Card Ram Size 2 GB
Operating System Windows 8
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from an italian vendor.. not sure about shipping rates from them though.
http
/compraonline.mediaworld.it/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=20000&storeId=20000&productId=21422230&langId=-1
Processor Manufacturer Intel
Type Core i7 3517U
Clock speed 1.90 GHz
Speed BUS 5 GT / s
Level three cache 4 MB
Chipset Intel HM76
RAM Type DDR3
Installed Memory 4GB
Maximum supported 4GB
Hard Disk Type SATA
Ability 500GB
Speed 5400rpm
Graphic Adapter Manufacturer NVIDIA
Type GeForce GT 740M
Total Memory 2GB DDR3 dedicated
Details Nd
Optical Drive Type DVD ± R / RW SuperMulti Double Layer
Features Nd
More Nd
Audio System Card Intel High Definition Audio
Speakers Integrated
Display Type LCD 16:9 LED backlight
Dimensions 15.6-inch
Resolution 1366x768 pixels
Connectivity Modem No
LAN Ethernet 10/100
Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n
Bluetooth No
Infrared No
Interfaces Expansion Slots No
Video Output VGA
TV Output HDMI
USB Ports 1 USB 3.0, 2 USB 2.0
FireWire No
PS / 2 port No
RJ 11 connector No
RJ 45 connector 1
Microphone input 1
Headphone output 1
S / PDIF No
Card reader It SD
TV Tuner No
More Nd
Battery Type Lithium Ion (Li-Ion)
Ability 4-cell
Freedom Nd
Dimensions and weight Width 38 cm
Depth 26.6 cm
Height 2.1 cm
Weight 2.3 kg
Accessories Keyboard Standard keyboard with keys to the island and integrated numeric keypad
Mouse Touchpad
Webcam It
Microphone It
Remote Control No
Other Accessories No
Operating System and Software Operating System Microsoft Windows 8 64bit
Applications Buy Microsoft Office to activate Office software on this computer
Utilities Nd
Antivirus Nd
Manufacturer Warranty Duration 12 months
Type Pick-up and return, parts and labor
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or maybe something like this?
http
/www.bow.it/shop/ASUS/id.352FA8
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for anything intensive i would say i7 is the way to go however if you want better battery life and dont mind a slight slowdown in intensive tasks an i5 is going to be fine. for photoshop i would go with an i7 unless you want longer waiting times for filters and actions. your choice.
4gb of ram is plenty but if you can get 6-8 that is ideal. the extra ram is good to have for photoshop as well but not required for all but professional photoshop users.
to check the video card find it on
http
/www.notebookcheck.net/Mobile-Graphics-Cards-Benchmark-List.844.0.html and scroll to the bottom to see the frame per second numbers of many games. it looks like the gt610 would handle something like fifa with ease. the gt740 would do even better. i've seen threads saying photoshop doesnt require a good gpu yet others which say the newest version uses gpu acceleration and a good card helps. hard to say what the case is here but regardless i think the 610 or 740 range will work for you.
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just some more thoughts of course...