HP DV7-1177 vs Qosmio G50

[Jagdish Gada]

Is it the race between HP DV7-1177 and Qosmio G50 laptop models?
if yes then which one would you prefer?

[Bon-Z]

HP dv 1177

• Product Name dv7-1177
  
• Product Number FS152UA#ABA
  
• Microprocessor 2 GHz Intel Centrino Processor
  
• Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T5800
  
• Microprocessor Cache 2 MB L2 Cache
  
• Memory 4096 MB
  
• Memory Max 8192 MB
  
• Video Graphics NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT
  
• Video Memory Up to 2303 MB (512 MB dedicated)
  
• Hard Drive 320 GB (5400 rpm) (I upgraded it a WD Black 320gb 7200rpm 16mb cache)
  
• Multimedia Drive Blu-Ray ROM with SuperMulti DVD±R/RW Double Layer

Toshiba Qosmio G50

Windows Vista™ Home Premium Edition with Service Pack 1

• Next Generation Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor
  
• 2GB (1GB x 2)/4GB
  
• 18.4-inch Full HD
  
• Clear Super View LCD
  
• HDD 500GB (250GBx2) (5,400rpm Serial ATA) 250GB
  
• NVIDIA® GeForce® 9600M GT(PCI Express)

[Gonzo]

HP DV 1177

• Display 17.0” diagonal WXGA+ High-Definition Brightview Infinity Display
• (1440x900)
  
• Fax/Modem High speed 56K modem
  
• Network Card Integrated 10/100 Ethernet LAN
  
• Wireless Connectivity Intel WiFi Link 5100AGN
  
• Sound Altec Lansing speakers
  
• Keyboard 101-key compatible

TOSHIBA QOSMIO G50

• Quad Core HD Processor SpursEngine
  
• 3 speakers (harman/kardon® stereo and sub-wooder)
  
• LAN 1000Base-T,/100Base-T
  
• IEEE802.11a/b/g/n draft 2.0 (wireless)
  
• Dual Tuners for Digital Terrestrial Broadcast --
  
• Optical audio output, RGB, USB2.0x 4 (one usable for eSATA )
  
• Approx. 4.0 hrs
  
• Approx. 4.9kg
  
• Microsoft® Office Personal 2007

[Pugsly]

HP DV 1177

• 5-in-1 integrated Digital Media Reader for Secure Digital cards, MultiMedia cards, Memory Stick, Memory Stick Pro, or xD Picture cards
  
• 4 Universal Serial Bus USB 2.0
  
• 4th port shared with eSATA
  
• 1 VGA (15-pin)
  
• 1 HDMI
  
• 1 RJ-11 (modem)
  
• eSATA + USB 2.0
  
• 1 RJ -45 (LAN)
  
• 2 headphone-out
  
• 1 microphone-in
  
• 1 notebook expansion port 3
  
• 1 IEEE 1394 Firewire (4-pin)
  
• 1 Consumer IR

TOSHIBA QOSMIO G50

• High-resolution function
  
• Up to eight times recording of digital terrestrial recording
  
• Cutting recording time to DVD discs by half
  
• Face Navigation" function
  
• Scene Thumb" indication
  
• Volume Level" indication
  
• Ulead DVD MovieWriter
  
• Gesture Control (Qosmio G50 series)
  
• Advanced audio-visual functions
  
• Integration of the latest processor
  
• Newly designed external case