HP vs Toshiba laptop

Vantigo

I am currently trying to decide which laptop I should buy. I have narrowed it down to HP Pavilion dv6 3210us and the Toshiba Satellite L655D-S5159. Here are the specs:

HP:
Operating system
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit

Processor
VISION Technology from AMD - Premium with AMD Phenom II Dual-Core Mobile Processor N660

Processor speed
3.00GHz

Memory
4GB DDR3 System Memory (2 DIMM) ;Max supported = 8GB

Accessible memory slots
2

Display
15.6" diagonal High-Definition HP BrightView LED Display (1366 x 768)

Video graphics
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4250 Graphics with 128MB Display Cache Memory with 128MB DDR3 (sideport memory) with up to 2045MB total graphics memory

Audio
Dolby Advanced Audio with Altec Lansing speakers

Primary CD/DVD drive
LightScribe SuperMulti 8X DVD±R/RW with Double Layer Support

Hard drive
500GB (5400RPM) Hard Drive (SATA) with HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection

Networking
Integrated 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet LAN (RJ-45 connector)

Wireless options
Wireless LAN 802.11b/g/n WLAN

PC card slot
N/A

I/O ports
4 Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0, 4th port shared with eSATA; 1 HDMI; 1 eSATA + USB 2.0; 1 VGA (15-pin) ; 1 RJ -45 (LAN); 1 Headphone-out; 1 Microphone-in

Finish
HP Imprint finish with the link design in champagne

Software, security and support
Symantec Norton Internet Security 2011 60-day Trial ;HP Power Manager ; HP Recovery Manager ; Sun Java ; HP Advisor ; HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection (3D DriveGuard) ; HP Support Assistant

Software, productivity
Microsoft Office 2010 preloaded (purchase of a Product Key required to activate a full Office 2010 suite) ;Microsoft Silverlight

Software, multimedia
eBay ;HP MediaSmart: - HP Music Store by Rhapsody - Snapfish - Facebook - Flickr - Hulu - Netflix - Roxio CinemaNow - MTV - Nickelodeon ;HP Games Powered by Wild Tangent ; Snapfish Picture Mover ; HP Photo Creations ;Adobe Reader ; Adobe Flash ; Windows Live Photo Gallery ; HP Barnes and Noble e-reader ; New York Times e-Reader

Software, internet solutions
ISP Partners (in HP Setup) ;HP Wireless Assistant ;Windows Live Messenger ; Windows Live Mail ; Norton Online Back-Up ;Bing Toolbar ; Microsoft Portal

Warranty and support
1-Year Limited Hardware Warranty with Toll Free Support (NA) ;1-Year Free Hardware Technical Support ; 30-Days Free Limited Software Support with 1-Year (from date of purchase) ;Free Limited Software Support with Product Registration.

Dimensions (unpackaged)
14.88" (L) x 9.65" (W) x 1.21" (min H) x 1.37"(max H)

Weight (unpackaged)
5.35 lbs

Power
65W AC Adapter ; 6-Cell 55WHr Lithium-Ion Battery

EcoHighlights, ENERGY STAR Qualified
Yes

EcoHighlights, EPEAT Registered
Silver

Backlit keyboard
No

DNLA certified logo
Yes

Toshiba:
Operating System
C1 2
 Genuine Windows
®
7 Home Premium 64-bit
Processor
3
and Graphics
4

Vision Technology from AMD - Premium
 AMD Phenom™ II Dual-Core Mobile Processor N660
o 3.0 GHz, 2MB L2 Cache
 AMD M880G Chipset
 ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 4250 Graphics with 256MB-1917MB
dynamically allocated shared graphics memory
Memory
5
 Configured with 4GB DDR3 1066MHz (max 8GB)
 2 memory slots. Both slots occupied.
Storage Drive
6

 500GB (5400 RPM); Serial ATA hard disk drive
Fixed Optical Disk Drive
7
 DVD SuperMulti drive with Labelflash
®
supporting 11 formats
o Maximum speed and compatibility: CD-ROM (24x), CD-R (24x),
CD-RW (24x), DVD-ROM (8x), DVD-R (8x), DVD-R DL (8x),
DVD-RW (8x), DVD+R (8x), DVD+R DL (8x), DVD+RW (8x),
DVD-RAM (5x)
o Supports Labelflash
®
media to burn high quality labels directly on
the disc.
Display
8

 15.6” diagonal widescreen TruBrite
®
TFT display at 1366 x 768 native
resolution (HD)
o Native support for 720p content
o 16:9 aspect ratio
o LED backlit
Sound
 Built-in stereo speakers
 DOLB Y
®
Advanced Audio™
Input Devices
 Premium Keyboard with 10-Keypad (black)
 Touch pad pointing device with multi-touch control
 Touch pad Enable/Disable
Communications
 Webcam and microphone
 10/100 Ethernet
 Wi- Fi
®
Wireless networking (802.11b/g/n)
9
Expandability
 Memory Card Reader
o Secure Digital, SDHC, miniSD, Memory Stick™ (adapter
required), Memory Stick PRO™ (adapter required), Multi Media
Card [shared slot]
Ports
 Video
o RGB
o HDMI
 Audio
o Microphone input port
o Headphone output port
 Data
o 3 USB v2.0 ports (2 USB + 1 eSATA/USB combo)
o RJ-45 LAN port
 Securit y
o Slot for Security Lock
Physical Description
 Fus ion
®
Finish in Helios Grey
 Dimensions (W x D x H Front/H Rear): 14.96” x 9.84” x 1.10”/1.49”
without feet
 Weight: Starting at 5.48 lbs, depending upon configuration
10

Power
 65W (19V 3.42A) 100-240V/50-60Hz AC Adapter.
o Dimensions (W x H x D): 4.21” x 1.85” x 1.20”
o Weight: starting at 0.55 lbs.
Battery
11

 6 cell/48Wh Lithium Ion battery pack
 Battery Life Rating (measured by MobileMark™ Productivity 2007)
12

o Included 6 cell battery: 3 hours, 35 minutes
Software
C1 13
 Toshiba Software and Utilities
o TOSHIBA App Place
SM
o TO SHIBA Assist
o TOSHIBA BookPlace™
o TOSHIBA Bulletin Board
o TOSHIBA Disc Creator
o T OSHIBA eco Utility™
o TOSHIBA Face Recognition
o TOSHIBA HDD/SSD Alert
o TOSHIBA HW Setup Utility
o TOSHIBA Laptop Checkup
o TOSHIBA Media Controller
14
o TOSHIBA Password Utility
o TOSHIBA PC Health Monitor
o TOSHIBA Recovery Disc Creator
o TO SHIBA ReelTime
o TOSHIBA Service Station
o TOSHIBA Supervisor Password Utility
o TOSHIBA Value Added Package
o TOSHIBA Web Camera Application
 Third-pa rty Software
o Adobe
®
Acrobat
®
Reader
o Corel Label@Once
o Google
®
Toolbar
o Google
®
Chrome
o Internet Explorer 8
o Microsof
t®
Office Starter 2010
15
o Microsoft
®
Windows Media Player 12
o Microsoft
®
Silverlight™
o Microsoft
®
Live Essentials
 Photo Gallery
 Messenger
 Mail
 Wr iter
 Movie Maker
o WildTangent
®
Games Console
 Special Offers and Trial Software
o NetZer o
®
Internet Service
o Norton Internet Security™ 2011 (30-day trial subscription)
o Sky pe
®

o Toshiba Online Backup (30-day trial subscription)
Environmental Specifications
 This product is RoHS
16
compatible
 Energ y Star Qualified
 EPEAT™ Gold Compliant

Most of the components such as the cpu, graphics card, etc. are virtually the same, the price is virtually the same, but which one will be a better choice for me?

shant

well both have good specs, the thing is hp has LED which gives you wayyyyyyyy longer battery life (and picture quality) than tft (which the toshiba laptop has)
on the other hand, hp battery dies within months and the laptops heat like hell! (trust me my whole relatives have hp and they heat up like hell) ive seen a few toshiba laptops they seemed cooler than hp and felt physically stronger,sometimes lighter, to be honest id go with asus if you can find one

AvoK95

shant wrotewell both have good specs, the thing is hp has LED which gives you wayyyyyyyy longer battery life (and picture quality) than tft (which the toshiba laptop has)
on the other hand, hp battery dies within months and the laptops heat like hell! (trust me my whole relatives have hp and they heat up like hell) ive seen a few toshiba laptops they seemed cooler than hp and felt physically stronger,sometimes lighter, to be honest id go with asus if you can find one

but toshibas are built with cheaper plastic their touchpads suck ass and their adapter ports are dull

shant

AvoK95 wrote
shant wrotewell both have good specs, the thing is hp has LED which gives you wayyyyyyyy longer battery life (and picture quality) than tft (which the toshiba laptop has)
on the other hand, hp battery dies within months and the laptops heat like hell! (trust me my whole relatives have hp and they heat up like hell) ive seen a few toshiba laptops they seemed cooler than hp and felt physically stronger,sometimes lighter, to be honest id go with asus if you can find one
but toshibas are built with cheaper plastic their touchpads suck ass and their adapter ports are dull

not really, unless its a 200 dollar laptop

AvoK95

the price doesn't mater
toshiba laptops dont have a good quality
the best i used so far is dell and sony other brand are all crap

shant

AvoK95 wrotethe price doesn't mater
toshiba laptops dont have a good quality
the best i used so far is dell and sony other brand are all crap

good quality what? plastic is plastic, you probably were a unlucky user of a toshiba laptop

vegetaleb

I have a 1300$ Toshiba laptop and it's not the best materials I saw.
I got lot of dead reboots (booting but no screen like if dead)

shant

toshiba is not the best but its certainly better than hp, unless i had bad luck with hp laptops all the time thats another story :P

haidcar

go with sony they are really good :)

shant

haidcar wrotego with sony they are really good :)

looks better too xP
though im not sure if its the same prices as toshiba\hp