Which computer would be the better bet?

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RandomHero34

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my parents need a new computer. i have narrowed it down to two. Should they get the Dell or the HP. i have heard bad things about dell recently and also i have heard good things about HP. I want to know what you guys think is the better option in terms of quality, customer service and your overall opinion of the brand. here are the specs.

HP Price is 779.99

http://www.shopping.hp.com/webapp/shopping/load_configuration.do?destination=review&email_id=1940814&jumpid=in_r329_emailconfig


Dell price is 749.99

PROCESSOR & GRAPHICS CARD AMD Phenom™ II X6 1045T + ATI Radeon HD 5450 1GB edit
OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium, 64Bit, English edit
MEMORY 6GB Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM at 1333MHz - 4 DIMMS edit
HARD DRIVE 1TB - 7200RPM, SATA 3.0Gb/s, 16MB Cache edit
OPTICAL DRIVE 16X DVD+/-RW Drive edit
MONITOR No Monitor edit
SOUND CARD THX® TruStudio PC™ edit
SPEAKERS No speakers (Speakers are required to hear audio from your system) edit

KEYBOARD Dell Consumer Multimedia Keyboard edit
MOUSE Dell Laser Mouse edit
MODEM No Dial Up Modem Option edit
Personalize
SERVICE PLAN 2 Year Basic Service Plan edit
SECURITY SOFTWARE McAfee SecurityCenter, 36-Months edit
OFFICE SOFTWARE Microsoft® Office Starter 2010 edit

DATASAFE ONLINE BACKUP DataSafe 2.0 Online Backup 2GB for 1 year edit
 
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What do your parents plan on doing with this machine?

It has been a while but I have had really good luck with Dells. But it has been several years since I bought a Dell.
 
i would get the HP with the i5 2500,its way faster than the x6.the graphics on the dell is better but not by much, you can upgrade the graphics on the HP to the 5450 for $50 more. if they play games which i dout, so ill say the HP is your best bet.
 
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They will mainly be using the system for normal stuff. Internet, email, tax stuff, word processing, editing pics and uploading them, etc. i too was leaning more towards the HP. And i know the HP is probably more than they need, but my dad insists on having a 7-800$ computer. Thanks for all of the help.
 
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