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Should I get an HP or Dell laptop?

Here are my options : HP Pavilion dv5z customizable Notebook PC * – Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium with Service Pack 1 (64-bit) * – AMD Turion(TM) X2 Dual-Core Mobile Processor RM-70 (2.0GHz) * – 15.4" diagonal WXGA High-Definition HP BrightView Widescreen Display (1280 x 800) * – 3GB DDR2 System Memory (2 Dimm) * – ATI Radeon(TM) HD 3200 Graphics * – 250GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive with HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection * – Webcam + Fingerprint Reader * – HP Color Matching Keyboard * – 802.11b/g WLAN * – No Modem * – SuperMulti 8X DVD+/-R/RW with Double Layer Support * – No TV Tuner w/remote control * – 6 Cell Lithium Ion Battery * – $100 OFF Microsoft(R) Office Home and Student 2007!! * – HP Home & Home Office Store in-box envelope and 3-year Accidental Damage Protection Extended Service Plan for Notebook PCs cost: 940.04 Inspiron 1525 Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T5750 (2.00GHz/667Mhz FSB/2MB cache) Operating System -Genuine Windows Vista® SP1 Home Premium Edition System Color -Midnight Blue BLU Memory- 3GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 at 667MHz 3G2D LCD Panel -Glossy, widescreen 15.4 inch display (1280x800) 15XGAT Video Card Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100 INTAC Hard Drive Size: 250GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM) 250GB Network Integrated 10/100 Network Card INTNIC Modem Integrated Modem I56NM Adobe Software Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 8.1 ADOBER Combo or DVD+RW Drive CD Writer / DVD player (Combo Drive) 24COMBO Sound Card High Definition Audio 2.0 IS Wireless Networking Cards Dell Wireless 1395 802.11g Mini-Card DW1395 Camera Integrated 2.0M Pixel Webcam DCAMERA Office Productivity Software (Pre-Installed) Special Offer:Microsoft® Office Home and Student 2007 Anti-Virus/Security Suite (Pre-installed) McAfee SecurityCenter with anti-virus, anti-spyware, firewall, 30-Days MC930D Battery Options 6 cell battery 6BAT Warranty & Service 3Yr Ltd HW WRTY, InHome Service after Remote Diagnosis, 24x7 Phone Support SQ3OS Accident and Theft Protection Add Accidental Damage and LoJack Theft Protection to 3Yr Warr. CCLJ3 Datasafe Included 3 GB DataSafe Online Backup for 1Yr DATSF3G Dial-Up Internet Access No ISP requested NISP Dell Recycling Free Recycling Kit RECYCL Processor Branding Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor IC2DNB Labels Windows Vista™ Premium cost: 936.56 I will be using this computer mainly for school, chatting, email, dowloading music and burning dvd's also surfing the web. I'm not into gaming. if you think other options would be more suitable please offer that info. thanks

Public Comments

1. HP. Better components based on performance. Though for 64-bit, you should get at least 4GB.