personally id say the laptop will sell better prob worth about the same ,i wouldnt pay more than a couple hundred for the desktop ,if that ....parts are so cheap these days. ,http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SONY-LAPTOP-INTEL-2-4GHz-UPTO-8GB-320GB-HDD-WINDOWS-8-HD-WEBCAM-/160935751180#vi-content as little as 450 and has much better graphics than your laptop :/ ( Radeon HD 7650M 1GB) Cant you apply for one of those student loan things james ?