maddielexi4 Posted October 20, 2005 Share Posted October 20, 2005 I am having a tough time deciding between these two computers. Which is the better laptop? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted October 21, 2005 Share Posted October 21, 2005 Depends which dell and which HP and for what price. Which two are you trying to decide between? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RossMAN Posted October 21, 2005 Share Posted October 21, 2005 Depends which dell and which HP and for what price. Which two are you trying to decide between?Dell Inspiron 1200 vs IC Power CN5560 Possible Walmart laptop specs - I'm not sure if it's this or an HP? I would buy the Dell Inspiron 1200 for a few reasons:Dell is the #1 PC manufacturer vs IC Power, which I have never heard of.Dell offers a 1 year warranty for $29 more.Dell you can buy online for $399 instead of waiting in line BF for 6-8 hours.Dell has 8 cell battery vs Walmarts 6 cell battery.Dell Home doesn't charge sales tax in all states.To be fair, the Walmart laptop has slightly better specs:Walmart AMD Mobile Sempron 2600+ vs Dell Intel® Celeron® M 360Walmart 15.0" display vs Dell 14.0"Walmart laptop offers FireWire (hookup to a digital camcorder) and built in WiFi. WiFi can be added to the Dell for $6.34 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alimfp Posted October 21, 2005 Share Posted October 21, 2005 We bought a refurbed Dell over five years ago and it's still running strong. My kids destroyed the CD drive one day (darn husband.. I like to blame it on him, lol) but it still works somehow! I will only buy Dell after the great experiences we've had with them. :) But I've heard great things about HP products as well, fwiw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timkl25 Posted October 22, 2005 Share Posted October 22, 2005 go with dell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted October 22, 2005 Share Posted October 22, 2005 In that case, go with the dell. Other stores might have a laptop on sale for $400 on BF besides Wally World though. Is the Dell 1200 a limited sale? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michelle_cols_oh Posted October 22, 2005 Share Posted October 22, 2005 Dell, hands down. I work at a major medical university and we use Dell desktops for the ENTIRE health system. I have an Inspiron 1100, 2.5 years old, fantastic. I bought the 4 year on site, accidental warranty coverage. Ok the phone service is a major PITA so I went to e-mailing my issues to them (have had the a/d adaptor replaced 4 times...bad design but every time it was shipped and here in 2 days with NO questions). I've had the mother board replaced due to a problem with the PCMCIA slot, probably my fault becasue my wireless network card sticks out and wasn't good to use it on my bed. Then my kids stepped on it and cracked the lcd. They sent an entire new lcd and the guy came to my work to replace it. That's the accidental coverage that's $79 and totally worth it. The 4 year is like almost $400 but how can you pass it up??? Just yesterday my kid knocked the a/c adapter in the dog's water bowl. I e-mailed them and a new one is on the way. One of my co-workers bought an HP and it was a major piece of crap. He had to send it back to the factory 2 times for issues in less than a year. Once the warranty ran out, he was SOL. HP makes wonderful printers but their computers leave a lot to be desired. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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