which one is better?

i want to get a laptop for college. i have two laptops in mind.

one is a dell 6400 with the following from dell.ca)

Components
PROCESSOR Intel® Pentium® dual-core proc T2080(1MB Cache/1.73GHz/533MHz FSB
OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows Vista™ Home Premium
LCD DISPLAY 15.4 inch Wide Screen XGA Display with TrueLife™
MEMORY 2GB DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHZ, 2 DIMM
HARD DRIVE 80GB 5400rpm SATA Hard Drive
OPTICAL DRIVE 8X CD/DVD Burner (DVD+/-RW) with double-layer DVD+R write capability
GRAPHICS CARD Free Upgrade to 256MB NVIDIA GeForce Go 7300 TurboCache - $50 Value
BATTERY OPTIONS 6-cell Primary Battery and 9-cell additional Lithium Ion Battery

Essentials
PRODUCTIVITY SOFTWARE Microsoft® Works 8. DOES NOT INCLUDE MS WORD
WIRELESS NETWORK CARD Intel PRO/Wireless 3945 Internal Wireless edit
SOUND OPTION Integrated Audio

Accessories
MICE, KEYBOARDS, DOCKS Pocket USB Numeric Keypad and Calculator edit

Protection
WARRANTY 3 Year Return to Depot Service, Complete Care and Technical Support
SECURITY SOFTWARE Norton Internet Security™ 2007 Edition 15-months
EXTERNAL STORAGE/BACKUP Apricorn Aegis 80GB Portable USB-Powered Hard drive
NOTEBOOK POWER & SECURITY Notebook Surge Protector and USB 2.0 Hub Bundle

price $1683

and the other one is an HP with the following from future shop)

Processor Type AMD Turion 64 X2 Dual Core TL-50
Screen Size 15.4"
RAM (Preloaded / Maximum) 1024MB DDR2
Hard Drive 80GB SATA (5400RPM)
Optical Drives Double Layer Super Multi 8X DVD±R/RW
Graphics 128MB (Shared) NVIDIA GeForce Go 6150
Average Battery Life Depends On Usage
Product Weight 3.08 kg
Audio Type Not Provided By Manufacturer
Battery Type 6-Cell Lithium-Ion
Cache 512KB L2
Fax/Modem 56K V.90
I/O Ports See The Features Section
Included In Box Earbud Headphones, Remote, Manual
Network Card See The Features Section
Other Software See The Features Section
PC Card Slots ExpressCard/54 (Supports ExpressCard/34)
Pointing Device Touchpad With On/Off Button & Scroll Pad
Preloaded Operating System Windows Vista Home Premium
Processor Speed 1.6GHz
Product Dimensions 35.69(W) x 3.96(H) x 25.70(D) cm
Removable Storage 5-In-1 Integrated Digital Media Reader
Screen Type WXGA High-Definition BrightView
Speakers Altec Lansing
System Bus 1600MHz
Warranty 1 Year Limited Hardware
plus 3yr warranty

price $1199.98

(no prices inculde taxes which is 14%)

thanks blackbelt_kid

 

For the money I'd get the HP, even considering that you'll want to upgrade it to 2GB (I recommend two 1GB Crucial DDR2-667 SODIMMs, should be under $100US). Plus I like HP better than Dell. That Dell configuration would be a little faster but I believe it has a 32-bit-only CPU.

 

I generally like HP over Dell but in this case I would choose the Dell because of the Intel CPU. Can't you get the HP configured with the Intel dual core?

 

yes you can gat an hp with intel duo core

 

would a tohsiba be better for a student it is the A200 from future shop

 

i need help with which one to get

help me!!!!!!!!
blackbelt_kid

 

umm for a first laptop i would go for a dell it's the best bang for your money for an ok computer.. as for my 2nd computer i wanted to spend a little more and better quailty and got a 2500t just now but for some reason everyone always told me all over the i-net dont' get dell avoid dell and dell is hell ionno my inspiron 6000 didn't have big problems but i did hate the cheap gray paint that wears of in a couple of months which makes your laptop look old and crappy.

 

oh yea get an hp but atleast go with a core and not AMD...

 

ok thanks for the help

 

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