Dell Inspiron 1720 VS Toshiba Qosmio G40

Was just wondering which to get. Dell is relatively cheap. compared to the Toshiba which costs a bomb! around rm 10.999 (US 3142). Is it really worth it to get the toshiba with those specs?

Qosmio G40 Product Specifications

Model Name Qosmio G40-P730
Part Number PQG40L-00N001
Processor/Technology I ntel® CentrinoTM Duo Mobile Technology featuring Intel® CoreTM2 Duo Processor T7300 (2.0GHz, 4MB L2 cache, 800MHz FSB)
Operating System Genuine Windows® VistaTM Home Premium
System Memory 2048MB DDR2 SDRAM, expandable to 4096MB
1GB Intel® Turbo Memory
Hard Disk 400GB using two Serial-ATA (SATA) hard disk drives
(Primary: 200GB + Secondary: 200GB)
Optical Disk Drive HD DVD-R Drive
17.0" UWXGA Ultra Bright 350NIT (2 lamps) Clear SuperView
(1,920x1200) TFT display
Display NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT, external 512MB dedicated VRAM, up to 1279MB total available graphics memory using TurboCacheTM
Graphics Adaptor ATI Mobility RadeonTM HD 2600, external 256MB video memory, up to 512MB HyperMemoryTM with 1GB system memory
Communications Intel® PRO/Wireless Network Connection 3945ABG (802.11a/b/g), 10/100/1000Mbps Gigabit Ethernet, 56Kbps Modem, Bluetooth® V2.0+EDR technology
Interfaces RGB, 5x USB 2.0, i.LINK(IEEE1394), TV-Out, Monitor-in, (line-in port), TV-antenna, AV-in (Composite Line-in), TV-out (s-video, Component-out S/PDIF (optical) shared with headphone socket, HDMI-out, ext microphone, 5-in-1 Card Reader, ExpressCard, PC Card Type II x1, IR Blaster-ports x2
Input Devices TouchPad, Fingerprint reader with Single Sign-On, built-in 2M pixel webcam and microphone, AV Buttons, Qosmio AV Controller, Remote Control
Sound System 14W 2-Way Harman/kardon Stereo Speakers with bass-reflex speaker technology and subwoofer, Dolby Home Theater Sound Technology
Slots 5-in-1 Card Reader (Secure Digital®, Memory StickTM, Memory Stick PROTM, Multi Media Card, xD Picture Card); ExpressCard slot
Physical Dimensions 440 x 299.4 x 38.1/45.3 (mm)
Weight Starting at 4.8kg

The DELL Inspiron :

Processors

Intel® CoreTM 2 Duo Processor T7700 (2.40GHz, 4MB L2 cache, 800MHz FSB)
Intel® CoreTM 2 Duo Processor T7500 (2.20GHz, 4MB L2 cache, 800MHz FSB)
Intel® CoreTM 2 Duo Processor T7300 (2GHz, 4MB L2 cache, 800MHz FSB)
Intel® CoreTM 2 Duo Processor T5450 (1.66GHz, 2MB Cache, 667MHz FSB)

Operating System
Microsoft Windows Vista
Genuine Windows Vista™ Home Premium
Genuine Windows Vista™ Home Basic

Memory
Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM
Up to 4GB1 shared2 Dual Channel 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM provides blazing performance.

Graphics

Intel® Integrated Graphics Media Accelerator X3100
NVIDIA® GeForceTM Go 8400M GS with 128MB DDR2 dedicated graphic memory
NVIDIA® GeForceTM Go 8600M GT with 256MB DDR2 dedicated graphic memory

Screen

17" UltraSharpTM Wide Screen UXGA (1920x1200) display with TrueLifeTM
17" Wide Screen XGA+ (1440x900) display with TrueLifeTM
17" Wide Screen XGA+ (1440x900) display

Hard Drives
SATA hard drive
Single Drive:
Up to 250GB3 configured with a single 5400 RPM SATA hard drive.

Dual Drive:
Up to 500GB3 configured with (2 x 250GB) 5400 RPM SATA hard drives.

Optical Drives
Optical Storage
DVD/CD-RW4 Combo
DVD+/-RW5 with Dual Layer DVD+R write capacity
Blueray DiscTM 6
Weight & Dimensions

Weight: Starting at 7.62 lbs (3.45kg)7
Width: 15.5" (394mm)
Height: 1.5" (39mm) front - 1.7" (44mm) back
Depth: 11.5" (293mm)

Ports

USB 2.0 (5)
Integrated 10/100 LAN (RJ45) and 56K Modem (RJ11)
IEEE1394a
8-in-1 Memory Card Reader
VGA video output & S-Video
Stereo in, headphone/speaker out & Dual digital mics
1 ExpressCard 54mm Slot
Power

9-cell 85WHr Li-Ion Battery

Camera

Optional Integrated 2.0 MP camera

Communications

Wi-Fi Options:
Intel Pro/Wireless 3945 802.11 a/b/g Mini Card Wireless
Intel 4965AGN Wireless-N Mini Card

Additional Options:
Bluetooth® 2.0 / Consumer IR
Internal Card Slots

3 Mini-Card

it is around rm7000-8000 (USD 2200) compared to the toshiba RM 10,999

which would u pick??

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