Dell inspiron 14 or HP Pavilion dv4-1540us?

Question

I am a college student buying a laptop for the first time and I tried searching for the best laptop for me. I've been doing a lot of "research" because I want to make sure I get the laptop with a really good quality and is worth my money. I narrowed my choices to these two, but I can't seem to decide.

They're basically the same, both is 14.1" and has High-Def, both has Intel Core 2 Duo and uses Windows 7, both has 320 GB hard drive and 4GB memory.

Only differences are:

Dell Pros:
-Processor speed is @ 2.13 GHz/1066MHz
-I can pick my own design for its cover
-1 yr LoJack service
-Adobe Acrobat 9
-85 WHr 9 cell Lithium Ion battery
-Camera has facial recognition :)

Dell Cons:
-Hardware is only @ 5400 rpm
-MORE expensive ($1062 to be specific, including tax and shipping)
-No Free Fall Sensor (hardware protection)
-McCafe was more expensive and it was only for 3 years

HP Pros:
-Hardware Protection included
-Only $759 including tax and shipping
-Hardware is @ 7200 rpm
-McCafe was cheaper and I think it will last longer cause I bought the entire package
-lighter (I think)

HP Cons:
-Processor speed is only 2.2 Ghz/800 MHz
-44Whr 6 cell lithium ion battery
-No Lojack, No Adobe


There are actually more but these are the only differences that matter to me.

Also, I heard that Dell has bad service. Is that true? I don't really know what the weight is for the 2 laptops; it'd be nice if you can tell me which one is lighter.I'm kinda factoring that in cause I need a laptop that won't be hard to carry around campus all day. Between the 2, which has better quality and lasts longer?

I don't want to pick the better laptop based on which one has more pros, or has less pros. I want to know what you think, preferably based on your own experiences because that's the best way to determine it, I think, especially since I've never owned a laptop before.

Also, if ever there's a better laptop out there than these 2 that's not too expensive (my budget's only $1100), that would be nice to mention too :)

Thank you! :)

Answer 1

Go for D E L L



because HP isn't reliable enough 1

Answer 2

Go with the cheaper one. HP don't have that much pros to justify the extra $300.

Answer 3

the two are stable computers. the hp has extra no longer easychronic area. yet whats the value on the computers? you may verify if its well worth it to get the hp insted. im confident its extra costly?