HP or DELL ?

I have been thinking of buying a laptop for quite sometime now. At the moment i am considering only two brands, HP Pavillion and DELL. Both are American brands and i have been a user of DELL computer desktop since year 2003. 

I bought another computer desktop from DELL in February last year via their website (www.dell.com.my) for RM4200+. It is a 19" LCD screen with 2GB RAM and pre-installed with licensed Windows Vista 32-bit Home Premium. I am a satisfied DELL customer so far.

A computer specification is very important for me and i have always preferred to buy a computer directly from the computer maker company itself. However, it is not possible with HP. Well, you can buy from HP online but there aren't many options and all the one listed in their website comes with a pre-configured system. It means you cannot buy a custom configured computer desktop/notebook from HP site. 

Since i already have two DELL computers at home now (1x 17" CRT screen Windows XP Home Edition bought back in 2003 and the 19" LCD screen Windows Vista last year), i really would like to try out another brand. I have done some research and HP Pavillion laptop is just so bloody expensive. HP Compaq laptop is way cheaper but i am not considering that. So it looks like i will buy yet another DELL product. 

Anyways, below is the full specification of the DELL laptop i intend to buy.

"DELL Inspiron 1420 Laptop"

- Intel Centrino Core 2 Duo Processor T8300

  2.4GHz, 3MB Cache, 800MHz FSB Label

- Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium with AERO Experience

  32-bit (English) DVD Media Included

- 14.1" Ultrasharp Widescreen WXGA+ (1440x900) Display with TrueLife

- Jet Black Color with Matte Finish 

  Integrated 2MP Webcam

- 3GB 667MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM

- 250GB SATA Hard Drive

- Internal 8x DVD+/-RW Combination Drive with dual layer write capabilities

  Roxio Creator 10

- NVIDIA GeForce 8400M with 128MB GDDR3 dedicated graphic memory

- Intel Pro/Wireless 3945 Dual Band802.11a/g 54Mbps Wireless Mini Card

- DELL Wireless 355 Bluetooth Module

- 1-year Limited Warranty

- DELL Bluetooth Travel Mouse

- 9-Cell 85Whr Lithium Ion Primary Battery

- DELL Lightweight Nylon Case

- 90W AC Adapter

- Microsoft Works 9.0

- Integrated Sound Blaster Audigy ADVANCED HD Audio Software

- 8-in-1 Media Card Reader

- DELL PC Restore

- Internal 56k Modem

- DELL Travel Remote Control

- Free shipping to East Malaysia and freight insurance

****Total Amount - RM3738****