HP Pavilion dv5-1133 OR Dell XPS 1530

I've recently order the XPS 1530 laptop, but dell is taking forever to deliver it. It's been in production 2 weeks, and I shouldn't expect it for another 2 weeks they say. Apparently I'm lucky to get it before christmas as most people won't. Lucky their Production VP still has a job if you ask me....

I'm now hesitating between those 2 computers, and those specific specs:

DELL XPS 1530

http://configure.dell.com/dellstor [...] =NX15_F_1E

I upgraded the video card to 256mb
Added bluetooth
My Processor is actually the same as the HP below, they seem to have changed it since I ordered.




HP Pavilion dv5-1133 :

http://www.costco.ca/Browse/Produc [...] pnav=&s=1#


Bottom line:
The HP has faster RAM, 800 vs 667 for dell
The HP has a better video card, 512 mb vs 256 for dell
The Dell has a slicker design (my opinion)
The HP is 200$ less
The XPS line seems to be getting better reviews and benchmarks than the DV5t line but I can't seem to find any up to date comparisions.


The specs of the HP seem better, and at a better price. But the XPS seems to give very good performance. I'm not sure what to choose.


Anything I should know? What would you recommend?

I will use the computer mostly for photoshop, some slight movie editing for the internet, maybe a little gaming (3d shooters) and mostly just alot of multi tasking between internet, photoshop, music, watching movies, msn......

Agree. With these resolutions, having 512MB of memory doesn't do anything. The memory speed increase isn't worth much anything either.

Dell.

More memory isn't the same as better gpu.

the first number of those card (8 and 9) or the series numbers.

8 is older than 9, we all understand that. BUT the numbers after them are the series number.

the nvidia numbering is simple when you talk about the last 3! so (8)600 vs (9)200.

200<600 agree? so 200 is low end, 600-model is med-end.

so the hp has a 8600 256mb videocard, that can play games

that 9200 is lowend and can play games on low resolutions and low settings (if you talk about newer games like battlefield 2142 and higher)

so that 512mb ram should help you for playing games.

8600mGT is better in performance for gaming and all compared to 9200.

so get the Dell! and 667mhz vs 800mhz ddr2 isn't much of a deal you won't feel a difference if you play a game with that 9200....

i hope i made myself clear (i'm not a good English typer)

i recommended my brother in law his dell studio 17. but, the speakers realy suck (crackling like hell)

and here the don't have vista 64 bit, but they sell 4 gb ram. i don't understand dell

but, i think you can't get bad with them!

ehhe your last sentence does let me think of dunham and his dead terrorist.

myself have good experience with HP customer support and garantee, but i also hear bad things about DELL.

here in my country every call you do to companies they say in the beginning: this phonecall can and will be recorded for your safety .... haha my safety? lol

you have that 2?

man, i really hope your xps will be good! hardware wise they are good. but only those speakers, mousetouchpad and lightingbuttons suck. and also the eject button (studio17) for the dvd drive somethimes doesn't open.

but hey, i had problems with my HP also.

good luck, and please let me know how it works (if you have it)

i'm looking for a new system myself. hp pavillion HDX 18 looks interesting. because for that price i can't build a nehalem system