well IMO, Dell studio's build is very very good, I do not like glossy look, in normal consumer group HP have all glossy and imprint finish, only business section laptops have clean adn sturdy looks. Last week I checked and touched Studio, I was quiet impressed, with rugged build and finish.
Beside that chipset used is intel by both so you cannot compete showing you are giving different chipset they will be generally PM45 or GM45 n few others but all intel, except for AMD based laptops. From HP I liked new releases dv6 and probooks(again they are from business line up). I have used HP Compaq 6510b, and have got fixed I will buy laptop of simiar builds only, glossy finish does not look professional, it gives me the feel of being cheap. LOL
