I am currently researching a good all round laptop that has good RAM, hard disk space and processor speed, I have come to the conclusion time again to use Asus, and it's latest offering is the Asus X5AEAE. This has Athlon II Core Duo. 3 GB RAM and 320Gb hard disk. It even has a DVD rewriter. I believe this laptop is a very nifty machine and for the price of £399.99, it's a bargain and would recommend this for my friend. In conclusion; yes it will offer everything you need memory, hard disk space, speed and features.