Toshiba C650 vs Dell 15R ... am I being unjustly bias?

[irish]

My wife and I are looking to purchase our first laptops and would like some feedback on the following models given their specs and prices.

I will use it mainly for web, email, basic word and excel functions, some video/music when traveling. I may use it for work as well but nothing more than I would be doing at home.

My wife, through the use of "pretty colors", has decided on her laptop, I am debating between...


Toshiba Satellite C650 - $500
AMD Athlon II Dual Core 2.1GHz Processor
1MB L2 Cache
250GB SATA 5400 HDD
4GB DDR3 RAM (expandable to 8GB)
2 year warranty

vs

Dell Inspiron 15R - $520
Intel Core i3 2.26GHz Processor
3MB L2 Cache
320GB SATA 5400 HDD
4GB DDR3 RAM (expandable to 8GB)
1 year warranty


Everyone I know who has used a Toshiba laptop has said they've love it. The one Dell I've owned (a Desktop) was flawed from the box and 4 of 20 desktops I worked with setting up a college computer lab were the same.


Now, looking at bang for buck am I being naive to ignore the Dell?


Hopefully members here can help share steer me right.





(note: the prices above are reflected via a discount program at my work and include applicable sales tax and shipping costs).

 

[voyagerfan99]

The dell is the better choice. I prefer them over Toshiba.