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I like the look of them both, and they are both the same sort of thing but which is better? the hp is about £179 cheaper. are there any other similar laptops to these?

Lets compare them.the dell minimum for his laptop is processor/displayintel® core™ 2 duo t5600 (1.86ghz, 2mb l2 cache, 667 mhz fsb)windows vista home premium256mb ati mobility™ radeon® x18002gb4 dual channel5 ddr2 sdram at 667mhz (2 dimms)size: 120gb6 sata hard drive (5400rpm)slot load cd/dvd burner (dvd +/-rw7)the max is intel® core™ 2 duo processor t7600 (2.33ghz/667mhz/4mb)vista ultimate dual: 500gb6 (2x250gb) 5400rpm hard drive or#speed: 100gb sata hard drive (7200rpm)the same graphics card and same ram slot load blu-ray disc drive (bd/dvd/cd burner with bd write capability) the prices range from $2,999 dollars to $4,398 dollars.the problem i can see with this one is that you could lose your keyboard!!!now lets look at the hp:processor typeintel® centrino® duo processor technology• intel® core™ 2 duo processor t7500• 2.20 ghz , level 2 cache 4 mb• intel® pro/wireless 4965agn network connectionoperating system installedgenuine windows vista® home premiumstandard memory2048 mbmaximum memorysupports up to 4 gb ddr2 memorymemory layout(2 x 1024 mb)internal drivesinternal hard disk drive400 gb (2 x 200 gb)hard disk controllersata hard disk drivehard disk drive speed4200 rpmoptical drive typehd dvd rom with supermulti dvd±r/rw double layersystem featuresmemory card device5-in-1 integrated digital media reader for secure digital cards, multimedia cards, memory stick, memory stick pro, or xd picture cardsnetwork interfaceethernet 10/100bt integrated network interfacewireless technologiesintel® pro/wireless 4965agn network connectionwireless capabilitybluetooth® wireless networkingexternal i/o ports4 usb 2.0, 1 hdmi connector, 1 esata connector, 1 vga port, 1 rj45 ethernet connector, s-video tv out, headphone out, 1 mic-in, 1 ieee 1394, remote control infrared port (remote optional), integrated stereo mic, cable docking connectorvideo capture interfaceieee 1394 firewire® interfaceexpansion slotsone expresscard/54 slot (also supports expresscard/34)display size20.1” wsxga+ high-definition hp ultra brightview widescreen displaydisplay resolution1680 x 1050video adapterati™ mobility radeon™ hd 2600 xtvideo ramwith 256 mb dedicated video memorytv tunertv tuner dvb-t, (dvb-t service not available in ireland)control panelhp quickplay media player software and its dedicated menu controls, music and dvd buttonswebcamhp pavilion webcam with stereo integrated microphonesremote controlwith remote controlinternal audio3d sound blaster pro compatible sound 16 bit integratedspeakers and microphonealtec lansing® speakers with integrated sub-woofer; native external speaker configurations ports: rear, center/sub, frontkeyboardfull size desktop keyboard (with separate numeric keypad layout)pointing devicetouch pad with on/off button and dedicated vertical scroll up/down pad, volume control, mute buttons, 2 quick launch buttonspower supply type180 w ac power adaptersoftwaresoftware - productivity & financemicrosoft® works 8pre-installed softwaremicrosoft® internet explorer 7.0; windows mail; adobe® reader 8.0optical drive driver softwarewindows media player ; hp photosmart essential, windows photo gallery ; dvd play ; windows movie maker, windows dvd maker, roxio mydvd basic ; roxio creator basic ; windows media center, quickplay for windows ; tv play ; verisoft access managersoftware includedrecovery partition (including possibility to recover system, applications and drivers separately); optional re-allocation of recovery partition; recovery cd/dvd creation tool; symantec™ norton internet security™ 2007 (60 days live update); notebook help & supportthe hp will generally be faster than the dell but that does not mean the dell is bad. the prices here start from £1699 pounds. i would generally go for the dell because of better support and better value for money.(although the hp is more expensive) good luck in choosing