laptop suggestions

[solomongrundy]

Somebody asked me which is better out of these for regular surfing/media use ...which one would you choose?

 

I'm leaning towards the Dell just because of the touchscreen but I'm not too sure. 

I'm also open to other suggestions in the $700 USD price range. I would prefer something with a 1080 or 900p resolution screen with at least a SSD cache option but I'm not sure if any exist(or if there are any deals out there) in the $700ish price point.

 

How is the quality of HP these days compared to Dell?

 

1. HP ENVY dv6-7215nr Notebook PC
Operating system Windows 8 64

Processor Intel® Core™ i7-3630QM (3.4 GHz/2.4 GHz )

Processor speed 3.4 GHz/2.4 GHz

Processor technology Turbo Boost Technology

Graphics NVIDIA GeForce GT 630M switchable (1 GB DDR3, up to 1.65 GB)

Memory 8 GB DDR3

Memory Slots 2 DIMM

Hard drive 750 GB SATA (7200 rpm)

Optical drive Blu-ray player/SuperMulti DVD burner

Network interface 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet LAN

Wireless 802.11b/g/n

Power supply 120W AC power adapter

Battery 6-cell (62WHr) Li-Ion

Battery Life Up to 4 hours and 15 minutes

Ports 3 SuperSpeed USB 3.0; 1 USB 2.0; 1 HDMI; 1 VGA; 1 RJ45; 1 headphone-out; 1 microphone-in

Expansion Slots Multi-format digital media card reader

Energy Efficiency Compliance ENERGY STAR® qualified

 

 

2. HP ENVY dv6-7210us Notebook PC 

Operating system Windows 8 64

Processor AMD Quad-Core A8-4500M APU (2.8 GHz/1.9 GHz )

Processor speed 2.8 GHz/1.9 GHz

Graphics AMD Radeon HD 7640G Discrete-Class (up to 2.98 GB)

Memory 6 GB DDR3

Memory Slots 2 DIMM

Hard drive 750 GB SATA (5400 rpm)

Optical drive SuperMulti DVD burner

Network interface 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet LAN

Wireless 802.11b/g/n

Power supply  65W AC power adapter

Battery 6-cell (47WHr) Li-Ion

Battery Life Up to 5 hours and 15 minutes

Ports 3 SuperSpeed USB 3.0; 1 USB 2.0; 1 HDMI; 1 headphone-out; 1 microphone-in; 1 RJ45; 1 VGA

Expansion Slots Multi-format digital media card reader

Energy Efficiency Compliance ENERGY STAR® qualified

 

3. Dell Inspiron 15R Touch 

Processor

• 3rd Generation Intel® Core™ i5-3337U processor (3M Cache, up to 2.7 GHz)
• Operating System Windows 8, 64-bit, English
• Display 15.6 HD (720p) Touch screen with Truelife (1366x768)
• Memory⁵ 6GB⁶ DDR3 SDRAM at 1600MHz
• Hard Drive 500GB 5400 RPM Hard Drive
• Video Card Intel® HD Graphics
• Optical Drive 8X CD / DVD Burner (Dual Layer DVD+/-R Drive)
• Case Color Moon Silver
• WirelessIntel® Centrino® Wireless 2230, 2x2 bgn + Bluetooth
• Security SoftwareMcAfee Live Safe 12 Month Subscription
• Primary Battery6-Cell Battery
• Warranty90 Days Premium Phone Support + 1 Year In-Home Service after Remote Diagnosis
• Weight 5.12 lbs

 

[Thunderjolt]

I would say go with the Dell laptop because it has a touchscreen and for windows 8 a touch screen is pretty much needed to work through the OS fluidly.