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Laptop experts, which laptop should I buy for college?

I want a high performance durable multimedia laptop for college and I've narrowed my choices down to these four. I will be using it mainly for word documents, video editing, multi-tasking, web-browsing, and casual-competitive gaming. I will be either a kinesiology or film major. Most likely film major so I will probably doing a lot of video related activities and editing. I'm open for suggestions as well. Lenovo T410 customized- $1012.29 Intel Core i5-560M Processor (2.66GHz, 3MB L3)1 Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 6412 14.1 WXGA TFT, w/ LED Backlight (WWAN antenna) NVIDIA NVS 3100m Optimus Graphics 512MB DDR3 with AMT 3 GB PC3-8500 DDR3 SDRAM 1067MHz SODIMM Memory (2 DIMM)8 UltraNav (TrackPoint and TouchPad) 320 GB Hard Disk Drive, 5400rpm4 DVD Recordable 8x Max Dual Layer, Ultrabay Slim 5 6 cell 2.6Ah Li-Ion Battery - Dual Mode60 Intel Centrino Wireless-N 100010 Integrated Mobile Broadband - Upgradable65 HP Pavilion dm4t customized - $1002.16 * Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit * Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-560M Dual Core Processor (2.66 GHz, 3MB L3 Cache) with Turbo Boost up to 3.2GHz * 512MB ATI Mobility Radeon(TM) HD 5470 switchable graphics [HDMI, VGA] * 6GB DDR3 System Memory (2 Dimm) * High Capacity 6 Cell Lithium Ion Battery (standard) * 14.0" diagonal High-Definition HP BrightView LED Display (1366 x 768) * 500GB 7200RPM Hard Drive with HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection * SuperMulti 8X DVD+/-R/RW with Double Layer Support * HP TrueVision Webcam and Fingerprint Reader * Intel Wireless-N Card * Standard Keyboard * HP Home & Home Office Store in-box envelope HP Pavilion dv6z customized- $1,004.70 Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit AMD Phenom(TM) II Quad-Core Mobile Processor N950 (2.1GHz, 2MB L2 Cache) 1GB ATI Mobility Radeon(TM) HD 5650 switchable graphics [HDMI, VGA] FREE Upgrade to 6GB DDR3 System Memory (2 Dimm) 640GB 7200RPM Hard Drive with HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection High Capacity 6 Cell Lithium Ion Battery (standard) "5.6" diagonal High Definition LED HP Brightview Display (1366x768) No TouchScreen (includes HP TrueVision Webcam) Blu-ray player & SuperMulti DVD burner Wireless 802.11a/b/g/n Card (Dual Band) Backlit Keyboard with Fingerprint Reader HP Home & Home Office Store in-box envelope HP Pavilion dv6z- $943.50 Processor: VISION Technology from AMD - Premium with AMD Phenom™ II Triple-Core Mobile Processor P840 (1.9GHz, 1.5 MB L2 Cache) Operating system: Genuine Microsoft® Windows® 7 Home Premium 64-bit Display: 15.6" diagonal High-Definition HP BrightView LED Display (1366 x 768) Graphics: ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 4250 Graphics with 128MB Display Cache Memory with 128MB DDR3 (sideport memory) with up to 2045MB total graphics memory Memory: 4GB DDR3, 8GB maximum Hard drive: 500GB (5400RPM) Hard Drive (SATA) with HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection Optical Drive: LightScribe Blu-ray ROM with SuperMulti DVD±R/RW Double Layer Support Audio: Dolby Advanced Audio with Altec Lansing speakers Webcam: HP TrueVision Webcam with integrated digital microphone Security: HP SimplePass with integrated fingerprint reader Communications: Integrated 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet LAN (RJ-45 connector), Wireless LAN 802.11b/g/n WLAN Card reader: 5-in-1 integrated Digital Media Reader for Secure Digital cards, MultiMedia cards, Memory Stick, Memory Stick Pro, or xD Picture cards Ports: 4 Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0 (4th port shared with eSATA), 1 HDMI, 1 eSATA /USB 2.0 shared, 1 VGA (15-pin), 1 RJ -45 (LAN), 1 Headphone-out, 1 Microphone-in Battery: 6-Cell 55WHr Lithium-Ion Battery

Public Comments

1. Save yourself a lot of hassles and frustration. Buy a Mac. A Mac will cost you a little bit more up front, but it will come with everything you need; and, everything just works the way it should. Also, with a Mac, you won't need to worry about viruses, spyware and other malicious threats. I should also mention that Macs will typically last a lot longer, and will retain a higher resale or trade-in value.
2. Although in most situations I would recommend the T410 simply because of the durable construction, for your purposes the dv6z seems seems to be the best because it has a quad core and better graphics. However, if you're a klutz, abuse your laptop, expect it to last a good deal of time, or need a comfortable keyboard, take the T410. It's simply a lot tougher built by virtue of being a Thinkpad, and it has a magnesium alloy endoskeleton and the plastic panels are reinforced with carbon fiber and fiberglass. However, it has somewhat of a performance deficit against the other two.
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