Title is kinda funny, but this is a serious question.
I configured a M14x with an i7, 1.5gb 555m, 500gb 7200rpm hdd, 1600x900 screen, with bluetooth. It ends up at around $1250-$1300. (shown 6 hour life)
I also configured an HP DV6 with an i7, 6770m, 750gb 7200rpm hdd, 1920x1080 screen, and with their 9cell (acclaimed 9.75 hour life) Ends up around $1050.
A couple things conflict me here, at a glance, the HP specs are a little better. The 6770m pulls ahead by some and a better screen.
But, it's an HP. The build quality is meh, and HP isn't really known for it's support/reliability. (The beats audio sucks)
The m14x, however, has an amazing build quality. I've heard that the speakers are amazing, and I know that dell has decent support at the least.
I'm leaning towards the m14x on the battery side, because of nVidia Optimus, and the HP graphics switching is a miserable failure (you need the discrete card on 100% of the time if you ever want to play an opengl game, which requires a bios update and bios changes every time you turn on the machine)
The m14x is a bit smaller, but heavier too. This is mostly cause it's not made out of plastic. And, it looks good.
So tell me. If you had the money to choose, what would you do? Get the M14X for $1300? Or get the HP for $1000 and save the $300 for something else?
I configured a M14x with an i7, 1.5gb 555m, 500gb 7200rpm hdd, 1600x900 screen, with bluetooth. It ends up at around $1250-$1300. (shown 6 hour life)
I also configured an HP DV6 with an i7, 6770m, 750gb 7200rpm hdd, 1920x1080 screen, and with their 9cell (acclaimed 9.75 hour life) Ends up around $1050.
A couple things conflict me here, at a glance, the HP specs are a little better. The 6770m pulls ahead by some and a better screen.
But, it's an HP. The build quality is meh, and HP isn't really known for it's support/reliability. (The beats audio sucks)
The m14x, however, has an amazing build quality. I've heard that the speakers are amazing, and I know that dell has decent support at the least.
I'm leaning towards the m14x on the battery side, because of nVidia Optimus, and the HP graphics switching is a miserable failure (you need the discrete card on 100% of the time if you ever want to play an opengl game, which requires a bios update and bios changes every time you turn on the machine)
The m14x is a bit smaller, but heavier too. This is mostly cause it's not made out of plastic. And, it looks good.
So tell me. If you had the money to choose, what would you do? Get the M14X for $1300? Or get the HP for $1000 and save the $300 for something else?