Q&A: which laptop should i get?

Question by Tony G: which laptop should i get?
Notebook, 9-cell li-ion battery, AC adapter, and PC Treasures software (ships separately)
VISION technology from AMD with 2.9GHz AMD Phenom II dual-core mobile processor N640
17.3″ diagonal high-def+ HP BrightView LED display, 1600×900 resolution
6GB DDR3 RAM
640GB 7200RPM SATA hard drive with ProtectSmart hard drive protection
LightScribe Blu-ray ROM with SuperMulti DVD+/-RW drive, 2-layer support
802.11b/g/n wireless LAN
Bluetooth technology
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5470 switchable graphics with 512MB DDR3 RAM, up to 3197MB total memory
Beats Audio and HP triple bass-reflex subwoofer
Webcam, digital mic
HP SimplePass, integrated fingerprint reader
HP Clickpad
5-in-1 digital media reader: SD, MMC, MS, MS Pro, xD
Battery life up to 7.5 hours
3 USB 2.0 ports
HDMI, eSATA/USB, VGA, RJ-45 ports
Headphone/mic jacks
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium, 64-bi
Measures approximately 16-3/8″ x 10-3/4″ x 1-1/2″, weighs 8-1/4 lbs
UL listed adapter; 1-year LMW
for 899

Includes notebook PC, six-cell lithium-ion battery, AC adapter, and user’s manual
2.40GHz Intel Core 13-370M processor with 2MB L3 cache
17.3″ diagonal HD HP BrightView LED display with 1600 x 900 resolution
4GB DDR3 RAM; 8GB maximum supported RAM
500GB 5400RPM SATA hard drive
LightScribe SuperMulti 8X DVD+/-RW drive with double-layer support
802.11b/g/n wireless LAN
Intel HD graphics with up to 1696MB total available graphics memory
Altec Lansing speakers
HP web cam with microphone
Touchpad with on/off and two-way scroll pad
10/100 Base-T ethernet
5-in-1 integrated digital media reader: SD, MMC, MS, MS Pro, xD
Three USB 2.0 ports
HDMI, VGA, RJ-45 ports
Headphone, microphone jacks
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium, 64-bit
Microsoft Office 2010 preloaded; product key purchase required
60 days of Norton Internet Security 2011
Battery life up to 4 hours
Approximate measurements: Closed 16-1/4W x 10-5/8D x 1-1/2H; weighs 6.6 lbs
UL listed AC adapter; 1-year LMW
799