i mainly use laptops for school work, watching movies, and sometimes playing games. look below for the specs.
DELL:
Approximate Battery Life Not Provided By Manufacturer
Hard Drive Speed/Capacity 250GB 5400RPM
Optical Drive 8X CD/DVD Writer
Processor Speed 2.0GHz
Processor Type Intel Core 2 Duo T5750
RAM 3GB
Screen Size 15.4″
Graphics
Discrete Video Memory No
Expandable Video Memory No
Graphics Chipset Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 3100
Integrated Video Memory Yes
Native Screen Resolution 1280 x 800
Upgradable Video System No
Video Memory 384MB
Audio
Audio Chipset SigmaTel STAC9228
Audio Output Multichannel
Digital Input No
Digital Output No
Hardware Volume Control Yes
Integrated Amplifier Yes
Integrated Microphone Yes
Microphone Input Yes
Speaker Wattage 2 Watts
Speakers No
Inputs/Outputs
Card Reader Yes
Card Reader – Compatible Memory Types SD, SDHC, MMC, MS, MS Pro, xD Picture
Composite Output 0
ExpressCard/34 Input Yes
ExpressCard/54 Input Yes
HDCP Compliant Yes
HDMI Port Yes
IEEE 1394 Input/Output 1
IR Receiver Yes
Number of Touchpad Buttons 2
PC Card Input Not Provided By Manufacturer
S-Video Output 1
Type of Keyboard Not Provided By Manufacturer
Type of Modem 56K
Type of Pointing Device Touchpad
USB 2.0 4
VGA Output 1
Webcam Yes
Networking
Ethernet Port 10/100
Integrated Bluetooth No
Integrated WiFi 802.11 b/g/n
Power
Battery – Capacity Not Provided By Manufacturer
Battery – Number of Cells 6-Cell
Battery Type Not Provided By Manufacturer
Computing Features
Processor Cache 2MB L2
Removable Storage No
System Bus 667MHz
Software
English/French Software English
Loaded Software 1 Roxio Creator Basic
Loaded Software 2 Adobe Reader 8.0
Loaded Software 3 Microsoft Works 9
Loaded Software 4
Pre-loaded Operating System Windows Vista Home Premium
Accessories
Headphones No
Remote No
HP:
Approximate Battery Life Dependent On Usage
Hard Drive Speed/Capacity 320GB 5400RPM
Optical Drive 8X DVD+/-R/RW DL With LightScribe
Processor Speed 2.0GHz
Processor Type AMD Turion X2 TL-60 Dual-Core
RAM 3GB DDR2 (Exp. To 4GB)
Screen Size 15.4″
Graphics
Discrete Video Memory No
Expandable Video Memory No
Graphics Chipset NVIDIA GeForce Go 7150M (UMA)
Integrated Video Memory Yes
Native Screen Resolution 1280 x 800
Upgradable Video System No
Video Memory 1071MB
Audio
Audio Chipset Altec Lansing
Audio Output Stereo
Digital Input No
Digital Output No
Hardware Volume Control Yes
Integrated Amplifier No
Integrated Microphone Yes
Microphone Input Yes
Speaker Wattage Not Provided By Manufacturer
Speakers Yes
Inputs/Outputs
Card Reader Yes
Card Reader – Compatible Memory Types SD, MMC, MS, MS Pro, xD
Composite Output No
ExpressCard/34 Input Yes
ExpressCard/54 Input Yes
HDCP Compliant No
HDMI Port No
IEEE 1394 Input/Output 1
IR Receiver No
Number of Touchpad Buttons 2
PC Card Input No
S-Video Output 1
Type of Keyboard 101-Key Compatible
Type of Modem High Speed 56K
Type of Pointing Device Touchpad
USB 2.0 3
VGA Output Yes
Webcam Yes
Networking
Ethernet Port 10/100BASE-T
Integrated Bluetooth No
Integrated WiFi 802.11b/g WLAN
Power
Battery – Capacity Not Provided By Manufacturer
Battery – Number of Cells 6-Cell
Battery Type Lithium-Ion
Computing Features
Processor Cache 512KB+512KB L2
Removable Storage No
System Bus 1600MHz
Software
English/French Software Bilingual
Loaded Software 1 HP Wireless Home Network Setup
Loaded Software 2 HP Help & Support Center
Loaded Software 3 HP PC Recovery
Loaded Software 4
Pre-loaded Operating System Windows Vista Home Premium SP1
Accessories
Headphones Yes
Remote Yes
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