what's the warranty? is it collect and return through out Europe? They are an ok machine when working but their warranty is seriously lacking, say he buys a Dell or HP then depending on the warranty he gets he could have 3 yrs Next Business Day support anywhere in Europe, I think the Dell warranty upgrade is only about €50, well worht it in my opinion.
Collect and Return means he could be with out a machine for quite a bit of time if anythign goes wrong.