What brand is your main computer/laptop? What PC brand is best in your opinion?

So, currently I have a Dell laptop that I use most often. However, I am going to get a new computer for college and though I originally thought I was going to get a Dell, I essentially found a better laptop by HP just yesterday. Is HP any good?

Keep in mind that this HP laptop is almost the exact same price (around $2600) as the Dell laptop I was going to get, yet it has more memory (6 GB) and it has a blu-ray and Litescribe CD/DVD drive (not slot-load, though, oh well…) and of course it has a fingerprint reader and webcam. It has 2.93 GHz and a 320 GB 7200 rpm hard drive. The laptop is called the HDX16t, and is pictured here:

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Do you think I’m choosing the right things? I know I could just ask my dad and I will, but I’m not at home right now and I’m curious what you all have to say.