When you buy dell or Hp, you are simply buying the brand. You can shop almost anywhere and get "The Exact" same computer (hardware is identical) from dell, Hp, acer, and some other brands. They generally use the same parts. For motherboards, all brands tend to go with an integrated amd/intel mobo, asus, nvidia, or a couple other brands. You can order a dell or Hp with the same identical processor (amd or intel). Ram is standard ram unless upgraded. Dell and Hp uses the same type of video cards, integrated to any series within ati or nvidia. All these properties are the same regarding laptops. The main difference between Dell and Hp is, how the case looks and what the logo looks like thats slapped on the side of the case.
