Which Laptop? Please help me decide...

[Lore]

My computer is dead (woe is me) I'm getting a laptop as a desktop replacement. I've narrowed it down to the following 2 that seem to suit my needs of power, video, appropriate screen etc, both should be adequate for some PP if I calebrate them I can also hook up to an external monitor when I need to.

Which would you choose & explain if you feel you need to, cause I like to hear why... I'm still batteling this myself...

I'm not really GOING anywhere with it, I just want a laptop so I can roam around my house with it... WOULD 18" be TOO large if there is such a thing... is the dell screen better? or the hp's 1080p screen better... I go back and forth about the options and features of the 2 laptops....

#1

Dell Studio 17

CPU Intel Core 2 Duo T9400 (2.53GHz/1066Mhz FSB/6MB cache)
Screen 17 inch WUXGA+ 1920x1200 TrueLife Glossy Laptop Screen
RAM 4 GB 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM
Operating System Microsoft Windows Vista Premium 32 Bit
Hard Drive 320 GB 5400 RPM Serial ATA Hard Drive with Free Fall Sensor
Graphics Card 256MB ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3650
Optical Drive 8X CDRW/DVD +/- RW w/dbl layer write capability
Wireless Dell 1510 802.11B/G/N Wireless Mini Card
Battery 6 Cell Primary Battery
Addon Wireless Dell Wireless 370 Bluetooth Module
Backlight Keyboard
Color Tangerine Orange
Sound Intel High Definition Audio 5.1
WebCam Integrated 2.0 Mega Pixel Web Camera
Warranty 1 Year Dell Manufacture Warranty

#2

HP Pavillion HDX18t

Monitor: 18.4" High Definition HP Ultra BrightView Infinity Display (1920x1080p)
CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo Processor P8600 (2.4 GHz)
RAM / Memory: 4GB DDR2 Dual Channel Memory
Video Card: 512MB NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT DX10.0 Graphics Card with HDMI Port
Hard Disk: 250GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive with HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection
Integrated Webcam: HP Webcam
Optical: Blu-Ray ROM with SuperMulti DVD+/-R/RW Double Layer
Fingerprint Reader: Fingerprint Reader with HP Imprint Finish (Fluid)
Sound: Integrated High Definition Audio, Integrated Speakers: 4 Independent Speakers and a Subwoofer by Altec Lansing
Ethernet / LAN: 10/100/1000 Integrated
WiFi Wireless: Intel Next-Gen Wireless-N Mini-card (A/G/N)
TV Tuner: HP Integrated HDTV Hybrid Tuner
Battery: 8 Cell Lithium Ion Battery
Operating System: Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium with Service Pack 1 (64-bit)
Additional Software: HP Home & Home Office Store in-box envelope
Warranty: Manufacturer, 1 Year

[tim]

Given you don't really need a laptop i'd suggest a desktop. For the same price you'll get a latest generation Core i7 processor and 20" or better screen, faster, better in every way except portability. Plus then there's the bonus you can escape the machine by walking away from it.

[Bobster]

stay away from glossy screens..

sure you want to roam around the house with your computer, but how about you go for a smaller screened laptop and have a larger true colour screen for when you want to do work instead of roaming the net?

[Lore]

stay away from glossy screens..

sure you want to roam around the house with your computer, but how about you go for a smaller screened laptop and have a larger true colour screen for when you want to do work instead of roaming the net?

while I'm escaping the noise of my home, family of 6... 4 of which are my 4, 5 year olds ;)

So it'll be nice to do work upstairs if I want to, or in the front room, or living room, or even outside on a nice evening after the kids go to bed...

That aside space is also an issue, ( to the post above about getting a desktop ) my office is in the finished basement... in the spring / summer it gets rittled with spiders :eek: *shudder* I'm not living that again... besides I cant work down there while all my kids are romping around & who wants to be locked in the dungeon? ( not that I'm on the computer ALL the time... but if I wanted to check a quick email or whatnot... whip out the laptop... it'd be great to do... I'm really excited about it)

Anyway... ends up I'm picking up a laptop today that is not even on this poll :oops:

LOL.

http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CategoryDisplay?catalogId=10551&storeId=10151&langId=-1&categoryId=8198552921644588896&parentCategoryId=16154

[Bobster]

noooo not a sony!!!!

[Lore]

noooo not a sony!!!!

lol... really why not... I leave in 1 hour ;)

[Bobster]

because its Sony! even people who work for sony hate their laptops! ..

there are numerous reasons why you shouldn't buy a Sony.. just google and you'll see the problems people have with their Sony laptops