So I’m off to college this fall and need a computer to receive. I am between them 2.1) Dell XPS M1530Meine Component Processor Intel ® Core ™ 2 Duo processor T8300 (2. 4GHz/800Mhz FSB, 3 MB Cache) Genuine Windows Vista ® Home Premium Edition SP1LCD AND CAMERA High Resolution, glossy 15th 4 inch LED LCD (1440×900) & 2 0 MShared Memory 4GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz (2 DIMMs) Hard Drive Size: 250GB 5400rpm SATA Hard DrivwInternes slot-loading optical drive, DVD + /-RW (DVD / CD read / write) VIDEO CARD 256MB NVIDIA ® GeForce ® 8600M GTWireless Cards Intel Next-Gen Wireless-N Mini Card 56 WHr Battery Options 6-cell lithium-ion battery BearbeitenSoundoptionen High Definition Audio 2 0Fingerabdruck Scanner Finger Print Reader XPS M1530Meine Software & Accessories ANTIVIRUS SOFTWARE McAfee SecurityCenter 15-MonateProductivity No Microsoft Office Software Photo, Video & Burn software Adobe Photoshop, Premiere ElementsMein Service WARRANTY AND SERVICE 3Yr Ltd HW WRTY, InHome Service after Remote Diagnosis, 24×7 Phone Support ACCIDENT and LoJack Theft Protection Add Accidental Damage and Theft Protection for 3 years Warr.DataSafe Online Backup Included 3 GB DataSafe Online Backup for 1 JahrAUCH with the system Bluetooth and Wireless USB Dell Wireless 355 Bluetooth Internal (2. 0 Enhanced Data Rate) Dell Printer Driver Windows Vista ™ Premium Software – Adobe Adobe ® Acrobat ® Reader 8 1Branding Processor Intel Centrino Core Duo ProzessorDoms Camera and Color High Res, Black glossy widescreen 15th 4 inch LED LCD (1440×900) & 2 MP Kamera2) HP – Pavilion Model: dv5-1015nrProduct features Intel ® Core ™ 2 Duo mobile processor P7350 with 2 processing cores, 1066MHz frontside bus, 3MB L2 cache and 2 0GHz Prozessorgeschwindigkeit4 GB DDR2 memory for multitasking power, expandable to support up to 8GBMultiformat DVD ± RW / CD-RW drive with Blu-ray disc, record up to 8th 5 GB of data or 4 hours of video using compatible double-layer media and DVD-RAMVon our expanded online offerings, not all Best Buy Läden15. 4 “WXGA high-definition widescreen display with BrightView Infinity technology and 1280 x 800320GB SATA hard drive (5400 rpm), HP ProtectTools Smart HDD Protection NB9M GE NVIDIA GeForce 9200M GS graphics card with 256 MB of dedicated memory, up to 2047MB graphics memory , HDMI output QuickPlay touch-sensitive music and DVD controls, HP mobile remote and ear headphone inklusiveBuilt in HP webcam and integrated microphone make it easy to support with family and friends chatten5-in-1 Digital Media Reader, Secure Digital, MutliMediaCard , Memory Stick, Memory Stick PRO and xD-Picture CardIEEE 1394 port and 4 high-speed USB 2nd 0-ports for fast digital video, audio and data; 1 eSATA / USB combo port Built-in high – speed wireless LAN (802. 11a/b/g/n), 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet LAN with RJ-45 port, 56 Kbps high-speed ModemWiegt only 5. 8 and sparsely measures 1. 7 ” for easy portability, lithium-ion battery and Netzteil2 HP Imprint finish in onyx and chrome with a mesh imprint pattern Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium Edition 64-bit operating system pre-installed with Service Pack 1 (SP1) software package included with Photosmart Essentials and more, 60-day trial of Microsoft Office 2007 Student and Teacher Edition enthaltenIch know there are pros and cons for both systems, but you believe is the better overall and why? The Dell is $ 1299 and the HP is $ 1249th 99.Danke!
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The Dell is a superior system by far. Its hard to go wrong with an XPS anything.
Dell XPS M1530
I Can Tell You That I Am On The XPS M1530 Now!
And Was Faced With The Same Choices. It Is A Real Performer, I Have It Loaded. And It Is Also The Best Looking Book I Have Seen! I Would Buy Another Anyday!
i would rather tell you to buy a ThinkPad, theres one on sale for 1.5k, pretty godly.
my friend got one, it has everything including a HDD active protection (if you tilt ur laptop too much, HDD will stop to protect the Data)
but i would go with the Dell, doesnt matter the price, HP isnt a very reliable brand, they ARE cheaper, but quality sucks. (im using it right now)
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo processor T9300 (2.5GHz 800MHz 6MBL2) 1
Operating system: Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium 1
Operating system Language: Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium – English 1
Display type: 15.4 WSXGA+ TFT 1
System graphics: NVIDIA Quadro NVS 140M 128MB 1
Total memory: 2 GB PC2-5300 DDR2 (1 DIMM) 1
Keyboard Language: US English Keyboard 1
Fingerprint : Integrated fingerprint reader 1
Pointing device: UltraNav (TrackPoint and TouchPad) 1
Hard drive: 250GB Hard Disk Drive, 5400rpm 1
Optical device: CD-RW/DVD-ROM, Ultrabay Slim 1
System expansion slots: PC Card & Express Card Slots 1
Card Reader: 4 in 1 Media Card Reader 1
WiFi wireless LAN adapters: Intel Wireless WiFi Link 4965AGN (US/CAN/LA/AP) 1
Bluetooth: Integrated Bluetooth PAN 1
Wireless USB Adapter: None 1
Wireless WAN accessories: None 1
Battery: 6 cell Li-Ion Battery 1
Power cord: 90W AC Adapter; NA, LA, (2pin) 1
Publication Language: English US Publication for Vista
this is 1.3k. 1.5k will get u a god
http://shop.lenovo.com/SEUILibrary/controller/e/webca/LenovoPortal/en_CA/systemconfig.runtime.workflow:LoadRuntimeTree?sb=:00000025:000019A6:
The Dell XPS. Hands down.
From the above two configurations DELL has the better graphics card (for gaming this will be far better than dv5t with a 9200M ) But you have not configured the dv5t wisely.
I came up with the following spec for $1098 directly from HP website :
* Intel Core 2 Duo Processor P8400 (2.26 GHz, 3MB L2, 1066MHz FSB)
* 2GB RAM (you can configure 4GB for extra $150, but not worth it, if you want 4Gb then buy with 2GB then upgrade it yourself later, you can buy a 4GB off new egg for around $80. Upgrading RAM is pretty easy and WILL NOT void the warranty = perfectly safe)
* 512MB NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT (Much better than a 9200M and even better than 8600M GT of DELL XPS)
* 250GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive (I know this is a little less than your original configuration, but I think 250GB is more than enough, if yiou really want 320Gb you can upgrade for $100 more)
* Rest are same.
* Windows Vista Home Premium (64bit) with SP1
Microsoft office 2007 Office Home and Student (NOT Trial like your original config)
Link : (Start with the $898.99 base config and customize) http://www.shopping.hp.com/webapp/shopping/computer_can_series.do?storeName=computer_store&category=notebooks&a1=Category&v1=Versatile+performance&series_name=dv5t_series
The Dell is more of a casual-gamer laptop. It’s not as powerful, limited to the T9XXX series and 8600M as highest graphics card. The dv5t can be configured for some mean power at a price. It has the Montevina chip, but a weaker 9200M(given configuration). I’d prefer a 8600M GT, based on Nvidia’s numbering system.
I’d prefer the LED screen any day over a somewhat faster laptop. And 3 years of warranty to cover any mishaps. That XPS configuration can be brought down to around $1050 with a coupon.
Phoenix provided a cheaper alternative to the HP laptop, so it’s a personal choice then.