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which laptop is better?

I want to get a laptop to take with me to college. I'm gonna use it for school but also for music, etc. And I don't really want to spend a lot. Here's the two options I found: Dell 15.4" Inspiron 1526 Green Laptop PC w/ AMD Sempron 3600+ Processor 598.00 With a 15.4" high-definition widescreen, integrated graphics and a DVD burner, this model packs a lot of entertainment options into a highly mobile package. Additional highlights include 3GB of memory, a spacious hard drive, wireless LAN, Windows Vista Home Premium, and Microsoft Works Key Features & Benefits: 15.4" TrueLife widescreen LCD Presents vivid 1280 x 800 WXGA resolution with more than 16 million colors 2 GHz AMD Sempron 3600+ mobile processor Boots and loads applications quickly and easily for reliable, responsive computing 3 GB of DDR2 system memory Offers excellent performance with today's demanding applications 250 GB hard drive Provides plenty of storage for documents, games, music, photos and videos DVD+/-RW drive with dual-layer capability Lets you burn DVDs and CDs in a variety of disc formats 802.11g wireless LAN Connects to wireless home and office networks or to Wi-Fi hotspots for convenient Internet access Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium edition with Service Pack 1 Makes your computing experience more efficient, more secure and more fun Gateway® M-7301u 15.4" Widescreen Notebook Computer With Intel® Pentium® Dual-Core Processor T3200, Pink 499.99 The Gateway M-7301u notebook handles your work and digital entertainment needs with ease. Share photos, burn DVDs, view movies, listen to music and enjoy high-performance wireless networking. It features the Intel Pentium dual-core processor, a huge 3GB memory, a generous 250GB hard drive, plus advanced wireless networking capability and a webcam. The Multiformat DVD drive lets you burn and play CDs and DVDs, including DVD-RAM and Double Layer DVDs, with a capacity of 8.5GB per disc. Labelflash™ technology lets you burn high-resolution images directly onto the label side of discs (Labelflash media required, sold separately). Wireless-N (draft 802.11n), the latest in wireless, can provide increased wireless speed and range, particularly in a Wireless-N network. It is also compatible with 802.11b/g formats, for seamless connectivity with most existing wireless networks. An integrated 5-in-1 memory card reader lets you access digital photos, MP3s and other files from these flash memory formats: Secure Digital (SD), MultiMediaCard (MMC), Memory Stick, Memory Stick Pro and xD-Picture Card. The Gateway M-7301u notebook offers: 15.4"-diagonal widescreen WXGA (1280 x 800) Ultrabright™ LCD screen Intel Pentium dual-core processor T3200 operating at 2.0GHz 1MB L2 cache Up to 667MHz frontside bus 3GB of PC2-5300 DDR2 SDRAM memory (2GB + 1GB, the maximum configuration) 250GB 5400-rpm Serial ATA (SATA) hard drive Multiformat DVD drive with Double Layer support (reads/writes DVD±R/RW, DVD-RAM, DVD±R Double Layer, CD-R/RW); supports Labelflash disc labeling Wireless-N: 802.11b/g/Draft-N wireless LAN 10/100Base-T Ethernet network port (RJ-45 port) 56K V.92 fax/modem 3 USB 2.0 ports 1 HDMI port, to view HD content (video and audio) on an HDTV via a single cable connection Built-in 1.3-megapixel webcam, for live video chat and still photos 5-in-1 memory card reader: reads SD, MMC, Memory Stick, Memory Stick Pro, xD-Picture Card ExpressCard/54 slot: also support ExpressCard/34 Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X4500MHD with up to 1308MB shared memory High Definition Audio (2-channel) with built-in stereo speakers 1 headphone/SPDIF audio output jack and 1 microphone input jack 6-cell lithium-ion battery (2200 mAh) Dimensions: 1.5"H x 14"W x 10"D Weight: 6.28 lb Microsoft® Windows Vista® Home Premium with Service Pack 1 comes installed, providing enhanced security and productivity, and new ways to organize, find and share information. Other software included: Microsoft Works 9.0 Microsoft Money Essentials CyberLink® Power2Go Adobe® Reader® 9.0 Adobe Flash® 9.0 Google™ Toolbar Google Desktop Search Norton 360™ 2008 (60-day trial) The Gateway M-7301u notebook is backed by the manufacturer's 1-year limited warranty on parts and labor. Product details Item # 993100 Manufacturer # LX.W220X.003 processor brand Intel processor model Pentium Dual-Core processor speed 2.0 GHz hard drive capacity 250 GB memory 3 GB memory speed PC2-5300 memory type DDR2 SDRAM maximum memory capacity 3 GB Wi-Fi capability included (Wi-Fi ready) yes included integrated drives DVD±RW/DVD-RAM/DVD±R Double Layer diagonal screen size 15.4 inches notebook computer weight 6.28 lb operating system Windows Vista Home Premium with Service Pack 1 screen resolution 1280 x 800

Public Comments

1. Typically, I would always advise to go with a Dell over a Gateway. However, in this circumstance I would suggest you go with the computer with the Intel chip. Aside from that, they both seem all to similar, and I would suggest that you decide based on price. I have a lappy with the Media Accelerator 4500, and believe me its nothing special. Neither of these machines will be good for any current gaming. School, work, media... you probably wouldn't notice a difference between these machines. Hope this helped. Cheers!
2. The green one, pink is for girls!! need to know what video card it has though??
3. For the love of god, don't pick gateway. gateway usually has super bad batteries that lasts for only 20 min on highest brightness (and thats right after you buy them) and they break SUPER easily (if u drop them once, it breaks, parts usually break for no reason at all), they also are SUPER heavy. dont go gateway man, this is from a guy who owns a gateway laptop.
4. i would get a dell because i have a dell laptop for like 3yrs already and still it works great.