HP Compaq CQ60-215DX or Dell Inspiron 15?

Mikey · 10-01-2009, 08:05 AM

Which is better HP Compaq CQ60-215DX or Dell Inspiron 15?

The compaq is stock I think, and the Inspiron I upgraded the ram to 4gb and to a 6 cell battery (same as the compaq's).

I ordered the dell online, then my wife's grandpa bought us the compaq, it's refurbished though (sometimes the screen doesnt turn back on if you close/reopen laptop, shitty I know) and I was just wondering which is better.

Kompressor · 10-01-2009, 09:38 AM

specs?

Mikey · 10-01-2009, 10:41 AM

New Inspiron 15
Intel® Pentium® Dual Core T4200 (2.0GHz/800Mhz FSB/1MB cache), Genuine Windows Vista® Home Basic Edition SP1
INSPIRON 15 Intel® Pentium® Dual Core T4200 (2.0GHz/800Mhz FSB/1MB cache)
System Color Jet Black
Memory 4GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 at 800MHz
LCD Panel Bright, glossy widescreen 15.6 WLED display (1366x768)
Video Card Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X4500HD
OS LABELS Windows Vista™ Basic
Hard Drive 250GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM)
Operating System Genuine Windows Vista® Home Basic Edition SP1
Network Integrated 10/100 Network Card
Adobe Software Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 9.0
Combo or DVD+RW Drive 8X CD / DVD Burner (Dual Layer DVD+/-R Drive)
Sound High Definition Audio 2.0
Wireless Networking Cards Intel WiFi Link 5100 802.11 Wireless-N Mini Card
Camera Module No Webcam Option
Productivity Microsoft® Works 9
Software - Antivirus McAfee SecurityCenter, 30-Day Trial
Battery Options 6-cell battery
Hardware Support Services 1 Year Limited Warranty w/1 Year Return To Depot Service
PROCESSOR LABELS Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor

and

Microprocessor 2.00 GHz AMD Athlon X2 QL-62 Dual-Core Processor
Microprocessor Cache 1MB L2 Cache
Memory 2048MB
Memory Max 4096MB
Video Graphics NVIDIA GeForce 8200M
Video Memory Up to 895MB
Hard Drive 250GB (5400RPM)
Multimedia Drive SuperMulti 8X DVD±R/RW with Double Layer Support
Display 15.6" Diagonal High Definition HP BrightView Display (1366x768)
Fax/Modem High speed 56k modem
Network Card Integrated 10/100 Ethernet LAN

verklingen · 10-01-2009, 11:28 AM

i'd stick with the dell personally. the only redeeming quality of the hp is nvidia graphics, but the additional ram and wireless networking (definite must for a laptop) trumps it imo.

Mikey · 10-01-2009, 04:55 PM

ive been favoring the dell since it has more twice more ram
but they keyboard is way cooler on the compaq
on the mouse scrolling pad on the far right u can scroll ur whole screen up and down.
and the dell has no num pad on the right which will take some getting used to.

Kompressor · 10-01-2009, 06:02 PM

Dude, you're gettin a dell

Mikey · 10-01-2009, 06:14 PM

so you think the dell is better?
it was the more expensive one im trying to tell myself i made the right choice choosing between the two
the kid gets the other one

Mikey · 10-01-2009, 06:15 PM

Originally Posted by verklingen

i'd stick with the dell personally. the only redeeming quality of the hp is nvidia graphics, but the additional ram and wireless networking (definite must for a laptop) trumps it imo.

the compaq has wifi too?

Kompressor · 10-01-2009, 06:34 PM

^ Didn't list the wifi under the compaq specs if it does.

tedkennedy · 10-01-2009, 07:51 PM

just based on teh companies i would never buy an HP, Dell is decent though.

i hope you are buying them from newegg.com, they usually hve best deals

Mikey · 10-02-2009, 08:35 AM

I got the Dell from their website, and the refurbished compaq was ordered from futureshop.ca

I'm really liking the compaq more

but the Dell is supposedly faster.

but it has so many stupid things I don't like...

it'll take a bit of getting used to I guess.