Toshiba or Dell

[Poolzer]

Shopping for a new laptop and have narrowed down to these 2:


DELL Studio 15 Laptop

COLORS Midnight Blue
PROCESSORS NEW 2010 Intel® Core™ i5-520M 2.40GHz (2.93Ghz Turbo Mode, 3M cache)
OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium, 64bit, English
MEMORY 4GB Shared Dual Channel DDR3 at 1066MHz
HARD DRIVE 320GB SATA Hard Drive (7200RPM)
WARRANTY AND SERVICE 1 Year Basic Service Plan
VIDEO CARD ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 4570, 512MB
HD DISPLAY 15.6” High Definition (1080p) LED Display with TrueLife™ and Camera/Facial Recognition SW
WIRELESS CARDS Intel© Centrino© Advanced-N 6200 edit
KEYBOARD Back-lit Keyboard
BATTERY OPTIONS 85 Whr Lithium Ion Battery (9 cell
BLUETOOTH Dell Wireless 365 Bluetooth Internal (2.1)
OPTICAL DRIVE 8X Slot Load CD/DVD Burner (Dual Layer DVD+/-R Drive)
SOUND OPTIONS Soundblaster X-Fi Hi Def Audio - Software Enabled
My Accessories
OFFICE SOFTWARE No Microsoft Office
SECURITY SOFTWARE McAfee SecurityCenter, 15-Months
DATASAFE ONLINE BACKUP Dell Online Backup 2GB for 1 year
ALSO INCLUDED WITH YOUR SYSTEM
PROCESSOR Studio 15 Laptop
MOBILE CONNECTIVITY Internal Mobile Broadband not included
INTEGRATED WEBCAM No Touch Software
INSTALLATION SERVICES 1Yr LoJack for Laptops Theft Protection
PRICE: $999

TOSHIBA SATELLITE A500-ST6644

# Intel® Core™ i5-520M Processor 2.40 GHz (2.93 GHz with Turbo Boost Technology), 3MB L3 Cache, 1066MHz DDR3
# Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium 64-bit
# 4GB DDR3 1066MHz SDRAM (2048MBx2)
# 320GB HDD (5400rpm, Serial-ATA)
# NVIDIA® GeForce® 310M with 512MB GDDR3 discrete graphics memory
# DVD SuperMulti (+/-R double layer) drive
# Fusion Finish™ in Quantum Black
# Glossy Black US LED Backlight Keyboard
# No Bluetooth (No Antenna)
# High Capacity Lithium Ion Battery (12-cell)
# No Modem
# Microsoft® Office Ready with Microsoft Office Professional 2007 60-day Trial Edition
# 1 Year Standard Limited Warranty
# 16" 1366x768 native screen resolution
# LED backlit keyboard
# HDMI port
# Integrated webcam
Price: $1,069.00

So you can see they're almost mirror images of each other and the Dell wins for price, but if quality means paying a bit more, than I have no issue with Toshiba.

Thoughts?

[Elmoz]

as you said both specs are mirror images

i'd go with the toshiba because of the battery, you get more capacity with a 12 cell battery

[sjmike]

May I also suggest you check out Lenovo. I really like their line of laptops and are reasonably priced and customizable.

[Sepu]

I never liked Toshiba, I think they are a waste of money. I would go with DELL anytime..

[franticfreak]

With Dell you cant go wrong
But better would be a macbook trust me
I work alot with video editing and stuff like that, and i wish i could buy a mac, they just kick ass.

[porcelmc]

been using dell laptops since 2001 and I am extremely satisfied. They have the best customer service and warranty dept I have ever come across.

[Sepu]

indeed I'm agree, Mac is probably the best around, but I never wanted to move to this kind of computer.
As "normal" PCs, I love Sony VAIO

[hellawaits77]

Well as many of you know I'm far from a PC whiz or expert. However, I'm currently using my girlfriend's Toshiba laptop, and she and I both LOVE it. Plus, you're almost guaranteed to save yourself some big $$ on a Toshiba.