HP Envy 14 or Dell M5010?

I'm buying my first laptop. Here are my needs:



- Must be under $800. Money is tight.

- Must be able to surf the web, watch videos in HD, play DVDs, edit/publish HD videos, and must be able to extend to an external monitor.

- I would REALLY REALLY like it to have a back-lit keyboard, but it is not required.

- Must be portable enough for me to carry to and from school in my laptop backpack and not weigh me down with a textbook in there as well.

- Bluetooth isn't a must but again would be highly preferred.

- Needs good sounding speakers. I don't need state of the art, but speakers that don't suck.

- The laptop needs to be solid and well-built and have good customer support. Will be using this computer for a few years at least (at least 2 years).

- Will be using it mostly on a desk but occasionally on my lap or in the car. Not too often though.

- Also was looking at Macbook Pros, and I absolutely LOVE their design. It's very clean cut. The HP looks similar in design so that's a plus. However, the Dell I found (in my local best buy) has a very polished and cool looking metallic design that I also like very much.



Have been looking at many laptops and configurations lately and have came down to 2 choices:

HP Envy 14 (Core i5, 4GB DDR3, Dedicated Video Card, 14" Display, Slot Loading Drive, Beats Audio)

Dell M5010 (Triple-Core AMD chip, 4GB DDR3, Dedicated Video Card, 15.6: Display)



The HP is $799 and the Dell is $599.



Which one should I go with?HP Envy 14 or Dell M5010?
The information isnt much, but seeing as how the HP has better components, and beats audio for your enjoyment, The HP envy 14 is a way to go. Depending on how good the video card is though, probably better then the dell, is how smoothly edit/publish HD video will work. if your budget is 800 thats a way to go. If you are having doubts, I recommend getting a gaming laptop. There not suited for just gaming after all.
The HP Envy is better and will lasts longer.



The Dell is cheaper for a reason.



I'd go with HP. I actually want that laptop for some gaming, I might get it too.



I hope you didn't think to get the Mac because of it's design only... the specs are horrible on the cheapest Mac's...HP Envy 14 or Dell M5010?
The Dell's cheaper. There's a reason for that: they're not the best laptops in the world. Far from it.



I would go for the HP. Much more reliable, in my eyes :-)