UK Laptop recommendations

Hello,
The school I work at is stating that they will contribute to the cost of a new laptop. Therefore, has anyone got any recommendations for a UK laptop supplier / model that will run the CS5 Master Collection? I know PPCS5 and AECS5 require 64 bit.
Thanks in advance.

NO on Eurocom.... not the most reliable or trustworthy. <---period
(space)
Sager, and Eurocom sells clevo (as do i), <--comma
In the UK, there are Clevo resellers also.
Scott
ADK
adendum: scan UK resells our laptops including the 9000x

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