Is this laptop better than the toshiba?

[shopaholic84]

some of you helped me with the toshiba laptop yesterday, and just wondered could you look at this one and compare?

http://www.comet.co.uk/cometbrowse/product.do? sku=407038

compare it to this one

http://www.pcworld.co.uk/martprd/store/pcw_pag e.jsp?BV_SessionID=@@@@0845843625.1187951323@@ @@&BV_EngineID=ccddaddlklidmiicflgceggdhhmdgmj .0&sku=266893&tabIndex=1&page=Product&fm=null& sm=null&tm=null

[ACtheTROLL]

I'd say on paper the HP is better

... it's a model produced exclusively for comet.
which almost certainly means that you won't be able to upgrade (or down to XP!) to whatever comes after vista
(if you have it that long)

If that's not an issue ....

At that price you can't get too sniffy

[vehelpfulguy]

There is nothing between them. Although the processors have different numbers their performance rating is almost exactly the same.

The HP is slightly heavier, but the HP says it is a "bright" screen which I am not sure if the Toshiba has.

If the HP is exclusively for Comet then you have no way of knowing how much it is really worth as they can set any price they like as you have nothing to compare it with.

The Toshiba is sold at other places, and is still on sale at �499 at some, so your KNOW it is a �499 laptop that you can get for �399.

Also I think the Toshiba looks better. The HP is a rather dull all over grey/silver whereas the Toshiba is a sexy black and silver.

(I am not saying you should buy on just looks but with all else being equal you have to look for things like that)

If I had the choice I would go for the Toshiba.

[Reverandfunk]

As VHG says there aint a lot between them, personally I only look at RAM, hard drive and processor.

Pick which one looks best lol.

[donetello]

not sure on the Toshiba think its an obsolete model thats why its on offer.Sister in law had the Equium 100-47 and had lots of problems with the cd writer on it.This could have been solved on this model.Looked on Toshiba site cant find this one only L40-10U,Id say its a discontinued model and so its cheaper.Laptops direct are selling off Acer Aspire 5633WLMI FROM �699 NOW �449 quite good specs and would outperform both your choices.

[vehelpfulguy]

Well the Acer mentioned above has a slower processor than both the HP and Toshiba you asked about.

You can check CPU performance here.

http://www.cpubenchmark.net/

The Acer also has an 80Gb HD whereas the Toshiba and HP both have 120Gb.

It seems to me there are loads of laptops around the �399 mark and you could spend days comparing one with the other.

Both the Toshiba and HP you ask about are good deals for around �400.

[vehelpfulguy]

One other thing.

I went into Staples today (not sure if there is one near you) and they have a few laptops deals going.

They had a HP G5056 (similar to the HP you are asking about) for �399.

T2080 CPU, 120Gb hard drive, 15.4" screen, 1Gb ram, and Vista Home Premium.

I must say it looks nicer than it does in photo, a sort of brushed silver.

They also had a HP DV6259 (or maybe 6529 , the label gave both numbers) with a HP F380 printer for �439.

This has an AMD CPU as opposed to an Intel but they can be just as good as Intel.

They also had a Fujitsu Li1718 at �399 with similar specs to the Toshiba and HP.

Let us know if you ever make a final decision ;-)

[shopaholic84]

Hi thank you vehelpfulguy, you've been a great help. I eventually went for the toshiba, so fingers crossed I don't have any problems! If it all goes wrong, I'll let you know! thanks again, :-)