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Gaming laptop -- Dell or HP?

DELL SYSTEM SYSTEM COLORObsidian Black High Gloss Finishedit PROCESSORIntel® Core™ 2 Duo T9800 (6MB cache/2.93GHz/1066Mhz FSB)edit OPERATING SYSTEMGenuine Windows Vista® Home Premium Edition SP1, 64-bitedit OFFICE SOFTWAREMicrosoft® Office Home and Student 2007 - Word, Excel + PowerPointedit WARRANTY AND SERVICE2Yr Ltd Hardware Warranty, InHome Service after Remote Diagnosisedit HD DISPLAYEdge-to-Edge FullHD Widescreen 16.0 inch RGBLED LCD (1920x1080) W/2.0 MPedit MEMORY4GB Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM at 1067MHz (2 Dimms)edit HARD DRIVE500GB 7200 RPM SATA Hard Driveedit INTERNAL OPTICAL DRIVEBluRay Disc Combo (DVD/CD read/write + BD read) Slot Load Driveedit VIDEO CARDATI Mobility RADEON™ HD 4670 – 1GBedit WIRELESS CARDSIntel® 5300 WLAN Wireless-N (3x3) Mini Cardedit MOBILE BROADBANDVerizon Wireless Mobile Broadband Built-in (EVDO Rev A)edit SOUND OPTIONSHigh Definition Audio 2.0edit BLUETOOTHDell Wireless 370 Bluetooth Module (2.1+EDR)edit My Accessories SECURITY SOFTWAREMcAfee SecurityCenter, 15-Monthsedit DATASAFE ONLINE BACKUPDell Online Backup 5GB for 1 yearedit My Software & Accessories ALSO INCLUDED WITH YOUR SYSTEM BATTERY OPTIONS6-cell Battery Integrated NETWORK ADAPTERS (NICS)Integrated Gigabit (10/100/1000) Network Card Adobe SoftwareAdobe® Acrobat® Reader 9, Multiple Languages LCD and CameraPremium FHD RGBLED Display in Obsidian Black with and 2.0 MP Webcam LabelsWindows Vista™ Premium Processor BrandingIntel® Centrino™ 2 HP SYSTEM Operating systemUpgrade to Genuine Windows Vista Ultimate with Service Pack 1 (64-bit) edit ProcessorIntel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo Processor T9900 (3.06 GHz, 6 MB L2 Cache, 1066MHz FSB) edit Memory4GB DDR3 System Memory (2 Dimm) - For 1GB Nvidia GeForce GT 130M edit Hard drive640GB 7200RPM SATA Dual Hard Drive (320GB x 2) with HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection edit Graphics card1GB Nvidia GeForce GT 130M - For DDR3 Memory edit Display18.4" diagonal High Definition HP Ultra BrightView Infinity Display (1920x1080p) edit Primary optical driveLightscribe Blu-Ray ROM with SuperMulti DVD+/-R/RW Double Layer edit PersonalizationWebcam + Fingerprint Reader with HP Imprint Finish (Fluid) edit NetworkingIntel Next-Gen Wireless-N Mini-card with Bluetooth edit Broadband wirelessVerizon Wireless V740 ExpressCard (Service Activation Required) edit TV & entertainment experienceNo TV Tuner w/remote control edit KeyboardHP Color Matching Keyboard edit Primary battery8 Cell Lithium Ion Battery edit OS and recovery mediaSystem Recovery DVD with Genuine Windows Vista Ultimate (64-bit) edit will i be able to play high graphics games and direct10 games on them? without much problems?

Public Comments

1. Looks that way, I'd go with the hp, as that is the better brand. Dell computers are prone to all sorts of problems.
2. HP. I would never recommend a Dell. And in this case the HP. Except for the Vista(Vista is CRAP) the HP looks great.
3. The HP looks better. Dells dont last too long, and the HP has 2 HDD. The HP has a faster processor and a better battery, the dell has a centrino which is known for greatness. So Go with the HP, you will have a better gaming expierience.
4. If you're interested in playing games, neither of these companies will deliver. You might try StealthMachines http://www.stealthmachines.com I bought my laptop from them and it works great.
5. I would go for ATI graphics card machine. If u want a good gaming machine, a good graphics card is necessary. compare ur graphics cards here Its the best benchmarking site ever http://service.futuremark.com/hardware/graphics_cards/nvidia_geforce_gt_130m http://service.futuremark.com/hardware/graphics_cards/ati_radeon_hd_4670
6. as the specs : 1. DEll & HP both had 4GB DDR3 ram memory & 1 GB video card, so may have the same good high graphic performance ! it's a tie. 2. but HP had the larger LCD of 18.4" is better for gaming. 3. HP has a faster processor -Core(TM)2 Duo Processor T9900 (3.06 GHz, 6 MB L2 Cache, 1066MHz FSB) ; DELL is only Core™ 2 Duo T9800 (6MB cache/2.93GHz/1066Mhz FSB) ; 4. HP has 2 HDD is better for backup & to prevent of HDD damage, and also with larger total disk space of 640 GB. (DELL -1 HDD 500 GB) 5. HP had the better longer battery of 8 Cell (only 6 Cell for DELL) 6. HP also together with higher version of Vista OS (Ultimate for HP, Dell is only Home Premium)..... so, i suggest HP !!! .