Solved! Which laptop to buy for college bound son

[philostow]

My son is off to college this August and I want to get him a laptop. I'm considering two HP laptops at the moment and I'd like to get your feedback. One is a quad core, albeit only 1.6GHz, which I think is overkill, but the other is i5 2.4GHz dual. Both are configured identically except for the CPU and graphics card, and are practically the same price.

Thanks,
Phil


HPDV6T Quad
* Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-720QM Quad Core processor (1.6GHz, 6MB L3 Cache) with Turbo Boost up to 2.8 GHz
* 4GB DDR3 System Memory (2 Dimm)
* 500GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive with HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection
* 1GB Nvidia GeForce GT 320M - For i7 Processors
* Intel Wireless-N Card with Bluetooth
* 15.6" diagonal High Definition LED HP Brightview Widescreen Display (1366x768)
* Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
* Microsoft(R) Works 9.0
* High Capacity 6 Cell Lithium Ion Battery (standard)
* HP Keyboard
* No Modem
* LightScribe SuperMulti 8X DVD+/-RW with Double Layer Support
* Webcam + Microphone
* No TV Tuner w/remote control
$1171 at Costco

HPDV6T
* Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-520M Dual Core processor (2.40GHz, 3MB L2 Cache) with Turbo Boost up to 2.93GHz
* 4GB DDR3 System Memory (2 Dimm)
* 500GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive with HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection
* 512MB NVIDIA GeForce G 105M
* Wireless-G Card with Bluetooth
* 15.6" diagonal High Definition LED HP Brightview Widescreen Display (1366x768)
* Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
* Microsoft(R) Works 9.0
* High Capacity 6 Cell Lithium Ion Battery (standard)
* Espresso Black
* HP Keyboard
* No Modem
* LightScribe SuperMulti 8X DVD+/-RW with Double Layer Support
* Webcam + Microphone
* No TV Tuner w/remote control
$1129 at Costco

 

[philostow]

Thanks to everyone who replied.