hp PAVILION dv6t-7000 quad vs. hp ENVY dv6t-7300 quad

Hello everyone,
so here are the specifications of each laptop I'm interested in:

HP Pavilion dv6t-7000 Quad Edition Entertainment Notebook PC

• Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
• System Recovery DVD with Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
• 3rd generation Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3610QM Processor (2.3 GHz, 6MB L3 Cache)
• NVIDIA(R) GeForce(R) GT 650M Graphics with 2GB GDDR5 memory [HDMI, VGA]
• 8GB DDR3 System Memory (2 Dimm)
• Microsoft Office Trial
• 750GB 5400 rpm Hard Drive
• 32GB mSSD Hard Drive Acceleration Cache
• No additional security software
• 30% off 9 cell Lithium Ion Battery
• 15.6-inch diagonal Full High Definition Anti-glare LED-backlit Display (1920 x 1080)
• Blu-ray player & SuperMulti DVD burner
• HP TrueVision HD Webcam
• 802.11b/g/n WLAN and Bluetooth(R)
• Backlit Keyboard with numeric keypad


HP ENVY dv6t-7300 Select Edition Notebook PC

• Windows 8 64
• System Recovery DVD with Windows 8 64
• 3rd generation Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3632QM Processor (2.2GHz, 6MB L3 Cache)
• Intel(R) HD Graphics 4000
• 15.6-inch diagonal Full High Definition Anti-glare LED-backlit Display (1920 x 1080)
• 8GB DDR3 System Memory (2 Dimm)
• 750GB 5400 rpm Hard Drive
• 32GB mSSD Hard Drive Acceleration Cache
• Microsoft Office Trial
• $20 OFF Norton Internet Security(TM) - 15 Months Subscription (activation required)
• 30% off 9 cell Lithium Ion Battery
• Blu-ray player & SuperMulti DVD burner
• Backlit Keyboard
• HP TrueVision HD Webcam with integrated dual array digital microphone
• Intel 802.11b/g/n WLAN and Bluetooth(R)

So basically the differences that I see are that the pavilion has windows 7 and a Nvidia 650m graphics card whereas the envy has windows 8 and a Intel 4000 graphics card.

Which one of above would you choose and why? considering the design as well.

 

Two weeks ago, i ordered a pavilion dv6t 7000 quad with virtually the same specs that you are looking at. I ended up going with the pavilion because i like windows 7 more than windows 8 (i used a demo computer at costco with windows 8 for a while). But this is more of a personal preference. I mainly had trouble finding things on windows 8. But then again, i have been using windows 7 since its release.

I also went with the pavilion because i planned on using it for gaming. The nvidia graphics card, in my opinion, is a better bet if you planned on using the laptop for gaming.

The pavilion does weigh 0.12 lbs more than the envy, im not sure if this makes a difference to you.

 

If you're gaming, then the GT 650M is a drastic and pivotal difference. If you're gaming, then the availability of the GT 650M would generally be a primary selling point of the DV6 line in the first place.

If you're not gaming (or, on the off chance, running other GPU-dependent software) then it shouldn't matter.

Also, is there a particular reason you need an i7 Quad Core CPU?