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The two Dells are identical as are the two HP's. The Sony and Samsung are quite similar as well. From the specs listed on the website, I would go
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3) HP ** Edited after figuring out the problem with the HP specs.
Although I'm confused as to how the HP's can be listed with 1759 MB of video memory... if that's not a typo, then that's awesome! I highly doubt it's true though.
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It would also depend on what you will be using the laptop for. For example will you be gaming at all or just using it for browsing, etc...
I also try to stay away from HP's since I've haven't heard great things about them.
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Although I'm confused as to how the HP's can be listed with 1759 MB of video memory... if that's not a typo, then that's awesome! I highly doubt it's true though.
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I noticed that too. I think its because it has integrated graphics , so it lists the amount ram it can use for graphics.
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It would also depend on what you will be using the laptop for. For example will you be gaming at all or just using it for browsing, etc...
I also try to stay away from HP's since I've haven't heard great things about them.
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I haven't heard great things about HP either, but if they have 17XX megs of video memory, then that's unbeatable 
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I noticed that too. I think its because it has integrated graphics , so it lists the amount ram it can use for graphics.
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Under "integrated graphics", they're listed as "no", so something has got to be wrong on there! XD
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Under "integrated graphics", they're listed as "no", so something has got to be wrong on there! XD
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Yeah I find that Future Shop has a lot of trouble properly listing the specs of their computers.
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Under "integrated graphics", they're listed as "no", so something has got to be wrong on there! XD
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If you take a look at graphics chipset it says Intel GMA 4500MHD. This is an integrated card.
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If you take a look at graphics chipset it says Intel GMA 4500MHD. This is an integrated card.
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Ok, with that in mind, I would recommend the Sony/Samsung over all the others then.
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It would also depend on what you will be using the laptop for. For example will you be gaming at all or just using it for browsing, etc...
I also try to stay away from HP's since I've haven't heard great things about them.
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HP vs. Sony vs. Dell?
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HP vs. Sony vs. Dell?
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Out of the machines you showed us, I'd say Sony.
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vs. samsung?
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The samsung and the Sony are quite similar... if you're not gaming, it doesn't really make a difference.
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Thats a pretty good computer... it's along the same lines as the sony/samsung. I've never seen or used an LG computer though, so I can't comment personally.
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