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Color-Espresso Blackedit
Operating system-Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium with Service Pack 1 (32-bit)edit
Processor-Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo Processor T6500 (2.1GHz, 2MB L2 Cache, 800MHz FSB) or I might get the p7350 what do you think?
MemoryFREE Upgrade to 3GB DDR2 System Memory (2 Dimm) from 1GB DDR2 System Memory (1 Dimm)
Hard drive-320GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive with HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection
Graphics card-Intel(R) Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD
Display-14.1" diagonal WXGA High-Definition HP BrightView Widescreen Display (1280 x 800)
Primary optical drive-LightScribe SuperMulti 8X DVD+/-RW with Double Layer Support
Personalization-Webcam Only
Networking-Wireless-G Card
TV & entertainment experience-No TV Tuner w/remote controlt
Keyboard-HP Color Matching Keyboard
Primary battery-6 Cell Lithium Ion Battery
Modem Port-No Modem
Productivity software-Microsoft(R) Works 9.0
HP Printers-HP Deskjet F4480 All-in-One Printer, Scanner, Copier
Free HP Calculator-HP CalcPad 200 Calculator and Numeric Keypad

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Hp lets you get windows 7 for free when it comes out so that should help.

its the dell inspiration 1525

it comes with

My Components
SYSTEM COLOR Flamingo Pink edit
PROCESSOR Intel® Pentium® Dual Core T2390 (1.86GHz/533Mhz FSB/1MB cache) edit
OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium Edition SP1 edit
HD DISPLAY Glossy, widescreen 15.4 inch display (1280×800) edit
MEMORY 2GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 at 667MHz edit
HARD DRIVE Size: 160GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM) edit
VIDEO CARD Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100 edit
INTERNAL OPTICAL DRIVE CD / DVD Writer (DVD+/-RW Drive) edit
WIRELESS NETWORK CARDS Dell Wireless 1395 802.11g Mini-Card edit
INTEGRATED WEBCAM No Webcam Option edit
BATTERY OPTIONS 6 cell battery edit
SOUND OPTIONS High Definition Audio 2.0 edit
My Accessories
PRINTER Dell All-In-One V305 Printer edit
SERVICE & SUPPORT 1Yr Ltd. Warranty- Advanced Exchange edit
DELL V305 PRINTER Dell V305 All-In-One Printer edit
ANTIVIRUS SOFTWARE McAfee SecurityCenter with anti-virus, anti-spyware, firewall, 30-Days edit
OFFICE SOFTWARE Microsoft Works edit
My Service
WARRANTY AND SERVICE DellCare Value edit
DATASAFE ONLINE BACKUP DataSafe included with DellCare Service bundle edit
DIAL-UP INTERNET ACCESS Earthlink Internet Access edit
ALSO INCLUDED WITH YOUR SYSTEM
Network Integrated 10/100 Network Card
Modem Integrated Modem
Adobe Software Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 9.0
Labels Windows Vista™ Premium
Processor Branding Intel Pentium® Dual-Core Processor

and about the memory and the hard drive i dont know anything about that stuff so could someone please explain a little and does mine have a good one?
it comes to 5 (but thats after warrenty, getting it in another color, and a printer)
what about if i got one with 3 gb of memory and a 250 gb hard drive??

There is roughly a ,000 difference between the two. Why would or wouldn’t I choose the other.? (here are the computer configurations)

Studio XPS Studio XPS featuring Core i7 processors 435MTH [224-3607]
Operating System Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium Edition SP1, 64-Bit VHP61E [330-2980][420-6436][420-8873][420-8874][421-0084][421-0323][463-2282]
Processors Intel® Core™i7-920 Processor(8MB L2 Cache, 2.66GHz) MI7920 [311-9770]
Memory 6GB Tri-Channel DDR3 SDRAM at 1066MHz – 6 DIMMs 6G1066D [311-9800]
Keyboard Dell USB Consumer Multimedia Keyboard MMK [330-0915]
Monitor No Monitor N [320-7706]
Video Card ATI Radeon HD 4850 512MB AT4850 [320-7704]
Hard Drives 750GB – 7200RPM, SATA 3.0Gb/s, 16MB Cache 750S [341-8394]
Floppy Drive or Media Card Reader Dell Media Card Reader included in Dell Bluetooth Package NMEDCRD [341-5593]
Mouse Dell Premium Laser Mouse 6BTNLM [330-1158]
Network Card Integrated 10/1000 Ethernet IE [430-3347]
Modem (External) No Modem Option N [313-3607]
Adobe Software Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 9.0 Multi-Language AAREAD [410-1867]
Optical Drives Dual Drives: Blu-ray Disc (BD) Burner (Writes to DVD/CD/BD) and DVD+/-RW BD16DVD [313-7185][420-8154][420-9162]
Sound Card Integrated 7.1 Channel Audio IS [313-7186]
Speaker No speakers (Speakers are required to hear audio from your system) N [313-4514]
Office Productivity Software (Pre-Installed) No Productivity software pre-installed MSONO [412-1397]
Security Software McAfee SecurityCenter with anti-virus, anti-spyware, firewall, 15-months VMCAF1Y [410-1184]
Hardware Support Services 1Yr Ltd Hardware Warranty, InHome Service after Remote Diagnosis S111OS [412-0360][960-8700][988-7347][990-8029][991-7130][992-9687]
Service 1 Dell Online Backup 2GB for 1 year DOB2GB [420-9518][988-0099][988-7707]
Labels Windows Vista™ Premium VPD [310-8626]
Dell Remote Access Dell Remote Access, free basic service DRAFB [420-9800][993-1919]
Bluetooth Options Dell 19 in 1 Media Reader with Bluetooth

XPS 625 XPS 625 featuring AMD Black Edition processors D625H [224-4778]
Operating System Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium Edition SP1, 64-Bit VHP61E [420-8873][420-8874][420-9132][421-0191][421-0323]
Processors AMD Phenom™ II X4 940 Black Edition (3.0GHz/125W) DX4940 [317-0176]
Memory 6GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 800MHz – 4 DIMMs 6GB84 [317-0146]
Keyboard SteelSeries 7G Gaming Keyboard (ships separately) 1631000 [310-3798][A1631000]
Monitor No Monitor N [320-7840]
Video Card CrossFireX, Dual ATI Radeon HD 4850 512MB AT4850D [320-7853]
Dell Printer Drivers No Dell Printer Driver Installed NODRV [461-9709]
Hard Drives 750GB – 7200RPM, SATA 2 3.0Gb/s, 16MB Cache 750S [341-8590]
System Color Black Bezel Chassis BBEZEL [313-6078]
Floppy Drive & Media Reader Dell 19-in-1 Media Card Reader with Bluetooth 2.0 BTMCR19 [341-8839]
Mouse SteelSeries Ikari Laser Gaming Mouse (ships separately) 1631015 [310-3799][A1631015]
Network Card Integrated Gigabit NIC Only IN [430-3437]
Adobe Software Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 9.0 Multi-Language AAREAD [410-1867]
CD ROM/DVD ROM Dual Drives: Blu-ray Disc Burner (Writes to BD/DVD/CD) and 16x DVD+/-RW BDRWDRW [313-7515][420-8154][420-9162]
Sound Cards Sound Blaster® X-Fi™ Titanium VXFI [313-7496]
Speakers Logitech Z-5500 Speaker System (ships separately) 2032486 [A2032486]
Office Productivity Software (Pre-Installed) No Productivity software pre-installed MSONO [412-1397]
Security Software No Security software pre-installed NOAV [461-8389]
Hardware Support Services 1Yr Ltd Hardware Warranty, InHome Service after Remote Diagnosis S111OS [412-0360][960-8700][988-7347][990-8029][992-0850][993-3047]
Datasafe Dell Online Backup 2GB for 1 year DOB2GB [420-9518][988-0099][988-7707]
Gaming Essentials Killer NIC™ K1 Gaming Network Card K1CRD [430-3276]
LABELS Windows Vista™ Premium VPD [310-8626]
Cooling Option XPS Standard System Cooling

Thankyou, any help on this would be greatly appriciated.

Processor Intel® Pentium® Dual Core Processor T2330 (1.60GHz, 533MHz FSB, 1MB L2 Cache)1
Operating System Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium (32-bit)
Memory 2048MB 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM (2-1024MB modules)
Hard Drive 160GB 5400rpm Serial ATA hard drive2
Optical Drive 8x Multi-Format Dual Layer DVDRW with DVD-RAM featuring Labelflash™ Technology3
Chassis Chassis w/ Integrated Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator X3100 with up to 384MB of Dynamic Video Memory and Intel® GL960 chipset
Adapter 65 Watt AC Adapter
Application Software Microsoft® Works 8.5, Microsoft® Money Essentials & Microsoft® Office Home and Student 2007 (60-day complimentary trial period)4
Backup Media Cyberlink Power2Go (for Windows Vista® Home Premium and Ultimate)
Battery Primary 6 Cell Lithium Ion battery w/ 1 Yr. limited battery warranty
Digital Media Manager 5-in-1 Digital Media Manager (Memory Stick™ (MS), Memory Stick™ Pro, Multi Media Card™ (MMC), Secure Digital™ (SD), xD-Picture Card)
Dimensions (Box) 16.93" (H) x 13.66" (W) x 6.10" (D) or 430mm (H) x 347mm (W) x 155mm (D)
Dimensions (System) 1.31"-1.40" (H) x 14.09" (W) x 10.39" (D) or 33-36mm (H) x 358mm (W) x 264mm (D)
Display 15.4" WXGA Ultrabright TFT Active Matrix (1280 x 800 max. resolution)
Expansion Slots One ExpressCard™ Type 54 Expansion Slot
External Ports (4) USB 2.0 Ports, VGA Connector
Finished Goods Norton Internet Security™ (60-day Free Trial) Documentation
Finished Goods Cyberlink Label Printer for Windows Vista
Integrated Modem 56k ITU v.92 ready Fax/Modem (RJ-11 port)
Integrated Network 10/100 Mbps Ethernet LAN (RJ-45 port)
Keyboard Integrated Keyboard
Keyboard and Mouse Full-Size Keyboard, Touchpad with Vertical Scroll Pointing Device and Dedicated Multimedia Panel
Operating System Backup Media Windows Vista® Home Premium Backup Media (32-bit)
Security Software Norton Internet Security™ (60-day live updates)
Warranty 1 Year Parts and Labor Limited Warranty5
Weights 6.24 lbs. (2.83 kg) system unit only / 10.41 lbs. (4.72 kg.) box6
Wireless Network Integrated Realtek 802.11b/g Wireless Networking

A 17inch Macbook Pro
2.93GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
8GB 1066MHz DDR3 SDRAM – 2X4GB
320GB Serial ATA Drive @ 7200 rpm
SuperDrive 8x (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
MacBook Pro 17-inch Hi-Resolution Glossy Widescreen Display
None
Backlit Keyboard (English) / User’s Guide
None
Final Cut Express preinstalled
Aperture preinstalled
Logic Express preinstalled
Apple Remote. 4765.00 dollars

Are you can get a dell
SYSTEM COLOR Jet Black edit
PROCESSOR Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T9550 (2.66GHz/1066Mhz FSB/6MB cache) edit
OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium Service Pack 1 64 Bit edit
OFFICE SOFTWARE Microsoft® Office Professional 2007 – Small Business + Access database edit
WARRANTY AND SERVICE 1Yr Ltd Hardware Warranty, InHome Service after Remote Diagnosis edit
HD DISPLAY Hi Resolution, glossy widescreen 17.0 inch display (1920×1200) edit
MEMORY 8GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 at 800MHz edit
HARD DRIVE Dual: 640GB (2x 320) SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM) edit
VIDEO CARD 256MB ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3650 edit
OPTICAL DRIVE CD/DVD writer (DVD+/-RW) +Roxio Creator 10 Premier-Ultimate Burn/Authoring edit
BATTERY OPTIONS 85 Whr Lithium Ion Battery (9 cell) edit
WIRELESS CARDS Intel®WiFi Link 5100 802.11agn Half Mini-Card edit
BLUETOOTH Dell Wireless 370 Bluetooth Internal (2.1) edit
BLUETOOTH ExpressCard Media Remote for Bluetooth edit
INTEGRATED WEBCAM Integrated 2.0M Pixel Webcam edit
SOUND OPTIONS ExpressCard Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio Sound Card edit
KEYBOARD Back-lit Keyboard edit
FINGER PRINT READER Integrated Finger Print Reader edit
My Accessories
PRINTER 968w All In One Wireless Printer edit
SERVICE & SUPPORT 1 yr Ltd. Warranty- Advance Exchange edit
DELL 968 WIRELESS PRINTER Dell 968w All-In-One Wireless Printer edit
SECURITY SOFTWARE McAfee Security 15-mo w/Annual Auto-Renew Fee of (up to 3 addl yrs) This is an Automatic Billing Item & will require Terms acceptance edit
HOT DEALS 400GB My Passport Essential Cherry Red edit
My Software & Accessories
ADOBE & ENTERTAINMENT Adobe Photoshop Elements + Adobe Premiere Elements edit
MULTI-MEDIA ACCESSORIES AVerTV Hybrid NanoExpress ATSC edit
MULTI-MEDIA ACCESSORIES Creative Noise Isolation Earbuds EP-630 edit
My Service
REMOTE ACCESS Dell Remote Access, free basic service edit
DATASAFE ONLINE BACKUP Dell Online Backup 100GB for 1 year edit
AUTOMATED PC TUNEUP 3 Year Automated PC Tune Up 2.0 edit
DIAL-UP INTERNET ACCESS No ISP requested edit
ENVIRONMENTAL OPTIONS Recycling Kit and Plant a Tree for Me edit
ALSO INCLUDED WITH YOUR SYSTEM
LCD and Camera Hi Res glossy widescreen 17.0 inch display (1920×1200) w/ 2.0M Pixel Camera
Labels Windows Vista™ Premium
Processor Branding Intel® Centrino® 2 Processor
Adobe Software Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 9.0
3.455 studio 17 which one would you take 5000 dollars is my limit but my brothers said pc are better then macs because mac are so high but you get so little for the money when you can get this pc for all that money

I designed it from dell.com (did’t buy it).Just seeing if it a reasonable price.

SYSTEM COLOR Jet Black edit
PROCESSOR Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T9550 (2.66GHz/1066Mhz FSB/6MB cache) edit
OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium Service Pack 1 64 Bit edit
OFFICE SOFTWARE Microsoft Works edit
WARRANTY AND SERVICE 3Yr Ltd Hardware Warranty, InHome Service after Remote Diagnosis edit
HD DISPLAY Bright, Hi Resolution, glossy widescreen 17.0 inch RGB LED display (1920×1200) edit
MEMORY 8GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 at 800MHz edit
HARD DRIVE Dual: 640GB (2x 320) SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM) edit
VIDEO CARD 256MB ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3650 with Belkin HDMI Cable – 6ft edit
OPTICAL DRIVE 6X Slot Load Bluray (BD) Combo Drive (BD Read Only) edit
BATTERY OPTIONS 85 Whr Lithium Ion Battery (9 cell) edit
WIRELESS CARDS Intel WiFi Link 5100 802.11 Wireless-N Card with Linksys WRT160N Wireless Router edit
BLUETOOTH Dell Wireless 370 Bluetooth Internal (2.1) edit
INTEGRATED WEBCAM Integrated 2.0M Pixel Webcam edit
SOUND OPTIONS ExpressCard Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio Sound Card edit
KEYBOARD Back-lit Keyboard edit
FINGER PRINT READER Integrated Finger Print Reader edit
My Accessories
SECURITY SOFTWARE Norton 15 month edit
My Software & Accessories
My Service
REMOTE ACCESS Dell Remote Access, free basic service edit
DATASAFE ONLINE BACKUP Dell Online Backup 2GB for 1 year edit
DIAL-UP INTERNET ACCESS
price:,814

So I am off to college this fall and need to get a computer. I am between these 2.

1) Dell XPS M1530
My Components
PROCESSOR Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T8300 (2.4GHz/800Mhz FSB, 3MB Cache)
OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium Edition SP1
LCD AND CAMERA High Resolution, glossy widescreen 15.4 inch LED LCD (1440×900) & 2.0 M
MEMORY 4GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz (2 Dimms)
HARD DRIVE Size: 250GB 5400rpm SATA Hard Drivw
INTERNAL OPTICAL DRIVE Slot Load DVD /-RW (DVD/CD read/write)
VIDEO CARD 256MB NVIDIA® GeForce® 8600M GT
WIRELESS CARDS Intel Next-Gen Wireless-N Mini-card
BATTERY OPTIONS 56 WHr 6-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery edit
SOUND OPTIONS High Definition Audio 2.0
FINGERPRINT SCANNER Finger Print Reader XPS M1530
My Software & Accessories
ANTIVIRUS SOFTWARE McAfee SecurityCenter 15-months
PRODUCTIVITY SOFTWARE No Microsoft Office
PHOTO, VIDEO & BURN SOFTWARE Adobe Photoshop Premiere Elements
My Service
WARRANTY AND SERVICE 3Yr Ltd HW WRTY, InHome Service after Remote Diagnosis, 24×7 Phone Support
ACCIDENT AND THEFT PROTECTION Add Accidental Damage and LoJack Theft Protection to 3Yr Warr.
DATASAFE ONLINE BACKUP Included 3 GB DataSafe Online Backup for 1Yr
ALSO INCLUDED WITH YOUR SYSTEM
BLUETOOTH AND WIRELESS USB Dell Wireless 355 Bluetooth Internal (2.0 Enhanced Data Rate)
Dell Printer Driver Windows Vista™ Premium
Software – Adobe Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 8.1
Processor Branding Intel Centrino Core Duo Processor
Doms Camera and Color High Res, Black glossy widescreen 15.4 inch LED LCD (1440×900) & 2MP Camera

2) HP – Pavilion Model: dv5-1015nr
Product Features
Intel® Core™2 Duo mobile processor P7350 with 2 processing cores, 1066MHz frontside bus, 3MB L2 cache and 2.0GHz processor speed
4GB DDR2 memory for multitasking power, expandable to 8GB
Multiformat DVD±RW/CD-RW drive with Blu-ray Disc support; records up to 8.5GB of data or 4 hours of video using compatible double-layer media; also supports DVD-RAM
From our expanded online assortment; not available in all Best Buy stores
15.4" WXGA high-definition widescreen display with BrightView Infinity technology and 1280 x 800 resolution
320GB SATA hard drive (5400 rpm); HP ProtectSmart hard drive protection
NVIDIA GeForce 9200M GS NB9M-GE graphics with 256MB dedicated memory; up to 2047MB total graphics memory; HDMI output
QuickPlay touch-sensitive music and DVD controls; HP mobile remote and ear bud headphones included
Built-in HP webcam and integrated microphone make it easy to chat with family and friends
5-in-1 digital media reader supports Secure Digital, MutliMediaCard, Memory Stick, Memory Stick PRO and xD-Picture Card
IEEE 1394 port and 4 high-speed USB 2.0 ports for fast digital video, audio and data transfer; 1 eSATA/USB combo port
Built-in high-speed wireless LAN (802.11a/b/g/n); 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet LAN with RJ-45 connector; 56 Kbps high-speed modem
Weighs only 5.8 and measures 1.7" thin for easy portability; lithium-ion battery and AC adapter
HP Imprint 2 finish in onyx and chrome with a mesh imprint pattern
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium Edition 64-bit operating system with Service Pack 1 (SP1) preinstalled; software package included with Photosmart Essentials and more; 60-day trial version of Microsoft Office 2007 Student and Teacher edition included

I know there are pros and cons for both systems, but which do you think is the better one overall and why? The Dell is 99 and the HP is ,249.99.

Thanks!