Which is better: Dell or HP?

luckyedboy66 · 08-17-2007, 06:53 PM

I got into an argument with a forum member the other day about this: which is better Dell or HP? (Im an HP fanboy, he's a Dell fanboy). Since this is a laptop thread, lets limit the discussion to only laptops.

1) Post your thoughts and experiences with either/both brands.
2) Post about which design style you like better.
3) Post about the quality and reliability of parts used by either/both brands.

Please keep flaming to a minimum

**brian** · 08-17-2007, 06:56 PM

Hate dell. too many things i think goes wrong. i have a hp and love it. and the style on hp is so much better then dell

diduknowthat · 08-17-2007, 07:23 PM

I like dell laptops (the only dell products i like). My dad had one, it was really light and quiet and runs cool.

luckyedboy66 · 08-17-2007, 07:45 PM

i have always liked HP and i have always hated Dell. to me, dell has projected an image of catering low-end crap for cheap to people who dont know better.
HP computers look dead sexy and have alot of extra features included that many other companies (Dell) would charge extra for (PCI remote, two headphone jacks, an HDMI port(on my dv9000), card reader, dvd burner, built in mic, you get the idea).

speedyink · 08-17-2007, 08:08 PM

I'm a little biased, since I've never owned an HP laptop. I have to go with Dell. It's cheap, runs good, had no problems, and has a slew of features that I would have paid through the roof for if I had gone with an HP(remember, I'm in Canada). I also like the styling of this laptop, even though I agree HP has some pretty kickass design for their laptops. But, I still prefer funcionality over case design

kof2000 · 08-17-2007, 08:17 PM

dell laptop ordered on the 7/19, now still in production stage ship date is 8/28, expects another delay.

hp laptop ordered on the 8/8, arrived on 8/16

speedyink · 08-17-2007, 11:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kof2000

dell laptop ordered on the 7/19, now still in production stage ship date is 8/28, expects another delay.

hp laptop ordered on the 8/8, arrived on 8/16

Got my Dell in less than 2 weeks. None of the parts I picked had the delay notice though.

kof2000 · 08-17-2007, 11:10 PM

mainly the new inspirons and the xps.

The_Beast · 08-17-2007, 11:50 PM

HP = good laptops and desktops
Dell = good laptops and bad desktops

HP wins

**brian** · 08-18-2007, 08:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The_Beast

HP = good laptops and desktops
Dell = good laptops and bad desktops

HP wins

really. i have to counter it. dell= bad laptops good desktops. that is my view

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HP	22	64.71%
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08-17-2007, 06:53 PM	#1 (permalink)
luckyedboy66 Diamond Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: AlAbAmA Age: 20 Posts: 1,143	Which is better: Dell or HP? I got into an argument with a forum member the other day about this: which is better Dell or HP? (Im an HP fanboy, he's a Dell fanboy). Since this is a laptop thread, lets limit the discussion to only laptops. 1) Post your thoughts and experiences with either/both brands. 2) Post about which design style you like better. 3) Post about the quality and reliability of parts used by either/both brands. Please keep flaming to a minimum __________________ Laptop: HP DV9000z CPU: AMD Turion64x2 2.0 Ghz GPU: nVidia GeForce go7600 RAM: 2048Mb, HDD: 2.5" 120Gb, OS: Windows Vista ____________________''''!____. \|------- [hp] -------- \| ![=\|[ ]\___ \|_...__...____________\| ![ \|_\| ///.]\| "(@)'(@)'''''''''''''''''''''''''''(@)(@)***(@ )

08-17-2007, 06:56 PM	#2 (permalink)
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08-17-2007, 07:23 PM	#3 (permalink)
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08-17-2007, 07:45 PM	#4 (permalink)
luckyedboy66 Diamond Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: AlAbAmA Age: 20 Posts: 1,143	i have always liked HP and i have always hated Dell. to me, dell has projected an image of catering low-end crap for cheap to people who dont know better. HP computers look dead sexy and have alot of extra features included that many other companies (Dell) would charge extra for (PCI remote, two headphone jacks, an HDMI port(on my dv9000), card reader, dvd burner, built in mic, you get the idea). __________________ Laptop: HP DV9000z CPU: AMD Turion64x2 2.0 Ghz GPU: nVidia GeForce go7600 RAM: 2048Mb, HDD: 2.5" 120Gb, OS: Windows Vista ____________________''''!____. \|------- [hp] -------- \| ![=\|[ ]\___ \|_...__...____________\| ![ \|_\| ///.]\| "(@)'(@)'''''''''''''''''''''''''''(@)(@)***(@ )

08-17-2007, 08:08 PM	#5 (permalink)
speedyink Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Vancouver Isl, BC Age: 22 Posts: 3,036	I'm a little biased, since I've never owned an HP laptop. I have to go with Dell. It's cheap, runs good, had no problems, and has a slew of features that I would have paid through the roof for if I had gone with an HP(remember, I'm in Canada). I also like the styling of this laptop, even though I agree HP has some pretty kickass design for their laptops. But, I still prefer funcionality over case design __________________ Acer AM5100/Acer 6920G/Asus EEE 900HA AMD Phenom X4 9500 2.2GHZ/C2D T8300 @ 2.4ghz/Atom 1.6ghz 8GB DDR2 RAM/4GB DDR2 Ram/2GB DDR2 1TB HDD/320GB HDD/250 GB 512mb GeForce 8800GTS/512mb Geforce 9500M GS/Intel GMA 950 32" Viewsonic 1360x768/16" 1920x1080/8.9" 1024x600 Win 7 Ultimate all round My Deviantart

08-17-2007, 08:17 PM	#6 (permalink)
kof2000 Diamond Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Oahu Age: 28 Posts: 6,273	dell laptop ordered on the 7/19, now still in production stage ship date is 8/28, expects another delay. hp laptop ordered on the 8/8, arrived on 8/16 __________________ QX9650@4.2 swiftech \|9600@3.0 9700 nt 780i \| 790fx 8gb ddr1200 \| 8gb ddr1200 2x150gb 3x1tb \|2x250gb 3x8800gtx \|3x2900xt 1gb 2x20xdvdrw \|2x20xdvdrw 15in1 card reader \|15in1 card reader ng15/g9 \|ng15/g9 1200w psu \|1200w psu 2x28" LCD \|2x28" LCD

08-17-2007, 11:10 PM	#8 (permalink)
kof2000 Diamond Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Oahu Age: 28 Posts: 6,273	mainly the new inspirons and the xps. __________________ QX9650@4.2 swiftech \|9600@3.0 9700 nt 780i \| 790fx 8gb ddr1200 \| 8gb ddr1200 2x150gb 3x1tb \|2x250gb 3x8800gtx \|3x2900xt 1gb 2x20xdvdrw \|2x20xdvdrw 15in1 card reader \|15in1 card reader ng15/g9 \|ng15/g9 1200w psu \|1200w psu 2x28" LCD \|2x28" LCD

08-17-2007, 11:50 PM	#9 (permalink)
The_Beast Diamond Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Wisconsin Age: 18 Posts: 3,300	HP = good laptops and desktops Dell = good laptops and bad desktops HP wins __________________ Rendering Machine - Gigabyte DS3L P35 - - C2D E6550 - - Corsair XMS2 2Gb - Seagate 'Cuda 320Gb - Sapphire 2600 XT 256mb - - Antec Earthwatt 430 watt - - Antec New Solution Series Case - - Hp w1907 monitor -

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