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Should I buy an APPLE MacBook or an HP Pavilion dv6458se?

Model Brand HP Series Pavilion Model dv6458se(GA449UAR) Part# GA449UAR General Operating System Windows Vista Home Premium CPU Type AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-60 2.0G Screen 15.4" WXGA Memory Size 2GB DDR2 Hard Disk 160GB Optical Drive DVD Super Multi Graphics Card NVIDIA GeForce Go 6150 Video Memory shared memory Communication Modem, LAN and WLAN Card slot 1 x Express Card Dimensions 14.05" x 10.12" x 1.0-1.56" Weight 6.8 lbs. Other Features Multimedia Features: Special Edition HP Imprint Finish & HP Pavilion WebCam with Integrated Microphone Security: Kensington MicroSaver lock slot Power-on password Accepts 3rd party security lock devices CPU CPU Type AMD Turion 64 X2 CPU Speed TL-60(2.00GHz) CPU L2 Cache 2 x 512KB Display Screen Size 15.4" Wide Screen Support Yes LCD Features High-Definition BrightView Display Type Wide XGA Resolution 1280 x 800 Operating Systems Operating System Windows Vista Home Premium Graphics GPU/VPU NVIDIA GeForce Go 6150 Video Memory Shared system memory Graphic Type Integrated Card Hard Drive HD Capacity 160GB HD RPM 5400rpm HD Interface SATA Memory Memory Slots 2 x DIMM Memory Size 2GB Max Memory Supported 2GB Optical Drive Optical Drive Type DVD Super Multi Optical Drive Interface Integrated Optical Drive Spec LightScribe Super Multi 8X DVD±R/RW with Double Layer Support Communications Modem 56K LAN 10/100Mbps WLAN 802.11a/b/g/n (draft 802.11n) WLAN Ports Card Slot 1 x ExpressCard/54 Slot (also supports ExpressCard/34) USB 3 IEEE 1394 1 Video Port 1 x VGA, 1 x S-Video TV-out Other port 1 x Consumer IR Port Replicator 1 x notebook expansion port 3 Audio Ports 2 x Headphone out - 1 w/SPDIF Digital Audio & 1 stereo 1 x microphone-in Audio Audio Integrated Sound card, Integrated microphone Speaker Integrated Altec Lansing speakers Input Device Touchpad Touch Pad with On/Off button and dedicated vertical scroll Up/Down pad Keyboard 101-key compatible & 2 Quick Launch Buttons - HP Quick Play Menu and DVD Supplemental Drive Card Reader 5-in-1 integrated Digital Media Reader for Secure Digital cards, MultiMedia cards, Memory Stick, Memory Stick Pro, or xD Picture cards Webcam 1.3MP Power AC Adapter 65-watt AC adapter Battery 12-cell lithium ion Physical spec Dimensions 14.05" x 10.12" x 1.0-1.56" Weight 6.8 lbs. Features Software Included Security and Support: Symantec Norton Internet Security 2007 (including 60 days complimentary live update) HP Total Care Help & Support Center PC Recovery (Softthinks Restore Solution) Wireless Home Network Multimedia: Vongo HP PhotoSmart Essentials HP Quick Play Muvee AutoProducer Basic Edition RealRhapsody Roxio Creator 9 Basic Adobe Acrobat Reader Snapfish Productivity and Finance: Microsoft Works Microsoft Office 2007 Student and Teacher Edition: 60 Day Trial Version Internet Solutions: Easy Internet Sign-up plans include - AOL Dial-Up - Microsoft Internet Explorer HP: 749.99 MacBook: 1400.99 MacBook Specs: Specifications 2.2GHz Intel Core 2 Duo 1GB 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM - 2x512MB 120GB Serial ATA Drive @ 5400 rpm Superdrive 8x (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW) Keyboard/Mac OS - U.S. English AirPort Extreme Card & Bluetooth

Public Comments

1. I'd go with the HP laptop. It comes with more features at a cheaper price, such as the webcam. Also, it has more memory than the macbook, which will help you when you're multitasking.