Which laptop is better (Dell inspiron or Toshiba satellite)?

Question

Need to know which is better for gaming, which is better for all purpose use and which is more reliable, thanks for any help.
Here are the specs:

TOSHIBA Satellite C660-258
Processor Intel® Core™ i5-2430M (2.4GHz, 3.0GHz with Turbo Boost, 1333MHZ, 3MB cache)
Operating System Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
RAM 4GB DDR3, 8GB maximum expandable memory
Graphics card Intel HD Graphics 3000
Screen type LED backlit
Screen resolution 1366 x 768
Screen size 15.6"
Screen features TruBrute high brightness LED backlit, widescreen
Hard drive 500GB, SATA, 5400rpm
Optical disk drive DVD SuperMulti Dual layer
Memory card reader 2-in-1 (SD and MMC)
USB 2 x USB 2.0
Modem/Ethernet Ethernet RJ45
WiFi 802.11 bgn
Video interface VGA
Audio interface Microphone in
Headphone out
Sound Stereo
Webcam 0.3mp
Keyboard & Mouse Full size keyboard with numeric keypad
Multi-touch touchpad
Battery Li-ion, 6 cells, Up to 6 hours 30 minutes
Size Width x depth: 380.5mm x 254mm
Weight 2.54kg

Dell Inspiron Q15R
Processor Intel Core i5-2410M
- 2.3 GHz
- 5 GT/s DMI
- 3 MB cache
Operating System Windows 7 Home Premium
RAM DDR3
Graphics card Integrated Media Accelerator HD
Screen type WLED
Screen resolution 1366 x 768
Screen size 15.6"
Screen features HD Screen, Widescreen
Hard drive 500GB SATA 5400rpm
Optical disk drive DVD+/-RW
Memory card reader 8 in 1 SD card
USB 3 USB connections
WiFi wireless 1030 + BT Combo
Bluetooth Wireless & BT Combo
Video interface HDMI
TV output HDMI & VGA
Webcam 1.0MP webcam
Battery 6 cell, up to 4hrs & 2 Mins
Size F - 32.2 / B - 35.3 x 376 x 260.2mm
Weight 2.65kg

Answer 1

The Toshiba, really. GMA 3000 is vastly more powerful than the GMA HD integrated unit. Though if you're doing heavy gaming, get neither. Save up and get a true gaming laptop with a discrete graphics chip. If you don't want to save up some Acer Aspire models carry dedicated chips, but I'd extremely recommend holding in tight to get something with a 460m or higher, as that's the bare minimum for today's games.

Answer 2

I have a dell inspiron.....the thing with this computer is that sometimes the colors on the screen are more darker than they really are. For Instance if im watching a dvd the film becomes very dark :S. Another thing with dell is sometimes the sound freezes and I have to restart the entire computer.......also the touch pad gets out of control at times......like the arrow starts going all over the place and i have to rub the touch pad with cloth to make it normal again. Other than that the dell is a pretty good computer lol

Answer 3

They both have Intel Graphics HD 3000

This is what you can expect for FPS on games

http://www.notebookcheck.net/Intel-HD-Graphics-3000.37948.0.html



The processors are about the same, the 2430M is very slightly higher clocked (not significant)

http://ark.intel.com/compare/52224,53450



I like the Dell because it has an HDMI ouput for TV or external monitor.

I like the Toshiba because it has LED backlighting which saves power.

I would get the Dell because the HDMI is more important to me.

Answer 4

Toshiba a bit better - slightly better video (poor still for gaming however), little faster processor. It may be missing a USB 3 interface, but few devices make full use of that yet...