I need to choose between these two, one has quad core but speed is slower, and one has core i5. They are both the same price, here are the specs which is the better MACHINE. Thank you for your HELP, its really needed and appreciated.

Laptop 1:

HP Pavillion HP DV6-3118SA

RAM Size:4 GB
Processor Brand:Intel
Processor Speed:2.53 GHz
Processor Type:Intel Core i5
Hard Drive Size:500 GB
Hard Disk Rotational Speed:7200 rpm
Computer Memory Type:DDR3 SDRAM
Operating System:WINDOWS 7 HOME Premium 64-bit
Graphics Card Description:ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5470
Graphics Card Ram Size:512 MB
Graphics RAM Type:DDR3 SDRAM
Tuner Technology:Analog
Screen Size:15.6 inches
Display Technology:LED
Light Source Type:LED
Voltage:240 volts
Wattage:90 watts


Laptop 2

HP Pavillion HP DV6-3085EA

Ram Size: 4gb
Processor Brand: AMD
Processor Speed: 1.6ghz
Processor Type: AMD Phenom II Quad Core processor
Hard Drive Size:500 GB
Hard Disk Rotational Speed:7200 rpm
Operating System:Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
Graphics Card Description:ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5470
Graphics Card Ram Size:512 MB

Please give me feedback and answers! Thank you again!They are virtually identical except for the CPU. As to which CPU is better, they're probably pretty close. I guess that's why the price is the same.Same here.