Dell vs HP: What laptop makers do you prefer?

Two big names associated with the world of computing are Dell and HP, both leaders in the laptop and desktop provider arena, but which company would win your vote in a battle between these two giants?Dell, supplier of the likes of the Dimension, Inspiron, XPS, Studio series laptops, and gives the ability for the potential customer to “build” their own laptop to their required specifications, as long as it’s a Dell component that is. The only thing I would say Dell has really against it is that you can’t simply walk into a retail store on purchase a Dell machine, well not here in the UK anyway.HP, supplier of HP Pavilion range of laptops, the Compaq Presario laptops, the TouchSmart, Media Centre Elite, and the HDX, again a wide range supplier of today’s laptops to the public. With HP you can go into a retail store and purchase, but can you customise to suit your needs like you can with Dell?I’d like to see who could come out on top between these two or even if you prefer another supplier. So I’d like to ask out readers what laptop maker do you prefer?James.