Which laptop is the better deal?

[tomjohn22]

Hello,
I'm divided between the two:

HP Pavilion dv6t Select Edition customizable Notebook PC
A2Z56AV

dark umber
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
2nd generation Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2430M Processor (2.4 GHz, 3MB L3 Cache) Turbo Boost to 3.0 GHz
1GB Radeon(TM) HD 6770M GDDR5 Graphics [HDMI, VGA]
FREE UPGRADE to 8GB DDR3 System Memory (2 Dimm)
750GB 5400 rpm Hard Drive with HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection
No Additional Office Software
No additional security software
6 Cell Lithium Ion Battery
15.6" High Definition HP LED Brightview (1366x768)
SuperMulti 8X DVD+/-R/RW with Double Layer Support
HP TrueVision HD Webcam with Integrated Digital Microphone and HP SimplePass Fingerprint Reader
Intel 802.11b/g/n WLAN
Standard Keyboard with numeric keypad
HP Home & Home Office Store in-box envelope

@$730


and

HP Pavilion dv6z Quad Edition customizable Notebook PC
A1D05AV


dark umber
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
AMD Quad-Core A8-3530MX Accelerated Processor (2.6GHz/1.9GHz, 4MB L2 Cache)
1GB GDDR5 Radeon(TM) HD 6750M Graphics [HDMI, VGA]
FREE UPGRADE to 6GB DDR3 System Memory (2 Dimm)
FREE UPGRADE to 640GB 5400 rpm Hard Drive with HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection
No Additional Office Software
No additional security software
6 Cell Lithium Ion Battery (standard)
15.6" High Def LED HP Brightview (1366x768)
SuperMulti 8X DVD+/-R/RW with Double Layer Support
HP TrueVision HD Webcam with Integrated Digital Microphone and HP SimplePass Fingerprint Reader
802.11b/g/n WLAN and Bluetooth(R)
Standard Keyboard with numeric keypad
HP Home & Home Office Store in-box envelope

for $700

Which one should I get? I plan to use it for research, excel, powerpoint, youtube, and some gaming. Which one would work better on Skyrim?

Thanks

 

[Chicano]

According to cpubenchmark.net the Intel i5 2430-M Processor is slightly better than the AMD A8-3530. The A2Z56AV with 8GB DDR3 RAM versus the A1D05AV with 6GB DDR3 RAM;

A2Z56AV with slightly better processor, 2GB additional RAM and better graphics, I'd take it w/o a second thought on the extra $30 bucks

High End CPU's - Intel vs AMD
http://www.cpubenchmark.net/high_end_cpus.html

1GB Radeon(TM) HD 6770M GDDR5 Graphics
http://www.notebookcheck.net/AMD-Radeon-HD-6770M.43955.0.html

1GB GDDR5 Radeon(TM) HD 6750M Graphics
http://www.notebookcheck.net/AMD-Radeon-HD-6750M.43958.0.html