$699 Dell vs $549 HP
I'm torn between two laptops and need some advice. I have pretty basic needs. I'm going to use the laptop for Zoom calls, watching movies, writing documents, running data analyses in SPSS and Excel and keeping 100 tabs open in Firefox for weeks while putting the laptop in hibernate.
Laptop #1: Dell Inspiron 16" Touchscreen Laptop -$699
- AMD Ryzen™ 7 8840U 8-core/16-thread Processor
- 16GB, 2x8GB, DDR5, 5600 MT/s Memory
- AMD Radeon™ Graphics
- 1TB M.2 PCIe NVMe Solid State Drive
- Intel® Wi-Fi 6E (2x2) and Bluetooth
- 4-Cell 54WHr Battery
- 1x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C (DisplayPort and Power Delivery); 2x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A; 1x HDMI 1.4
- 16.0-inch 16:10 FHD+ (1920 x 1200) Touch 300nits WVA Display with ComfortView Support
- Weight: 4.12 lbs
Laptop #2: HP Pavilion 16" Touchscreen Laptop - $549
- AMD Ryzen™ 7 8840U (8-Core) Processor
- 16GB LPDDR5 6400MHz RAM (not upgradable?)
- AMD Radeon™ Graphics
- 1TB PCIe® Gen 4 NVMe™ M.2 Solid State Drive
- Intel® Wi-Fi 6 (2x2) and Bluetooth® 5.3
- 3-Cell 59WHr Li-ion Polymer Battery
- 2x USB Type-C (USB Power Delivery, DisplayPort™ 1.4, HP Sleep and Charge); 2x USB Type-A; 1x HDMI 2.1
- 16" Touchscreen IPS Micro-Edge Anti-Glare WUXGA(1920 x 1200) 300-Nits Display
- 3.97 lbs
The biggest difference I'm seeing is that the memory in the HP is not upgradable and that the wifi adapter is not as good. Is there anything else? Is it worth the extra $150 for the Dell?
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