Which laptop is better?

Dell Latitude
Intel Core 2 Duo T5500 (1.66GHz) 2M L2 Cache, 667Mhz Dual Core
Genuine Windows XP Home Edition, SP2, with media
14.1 inch Wide Screen WXGA LCD Panel
512MB, DDR2-533 SDRAM, 1 DIMM
60GB 5400RPM
8X DVD+/-RW w/Roxio Digital Media and Cyberlink Power DVD
Intel Integrated Graphics Media Accelerator 950
Dell Wireless 1390 802.11g Mini Card
Standard Touchpad
TOSHIBA
Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T5500 (1.66GHz, 2MB L2 cache, 667MHz FSB)
Genuine Windows Vista Home Basic 32-Bit
Mist Gray
Microsoft庐 Office庐 Basic 2007*
512MB PC5300 DDR2 667MHz SDRAM (512MBx1)
15.4" Diagonal Widescreen XGA display (1280x800)
Intel庐 Graphics Media Accelerator 950 with 8MB-256MB dynamically allocated shared graphics memory
80GB HDD (5400rpm, Serial-ATA)
DVD SuperMulti (+/-R double layer) drive
Intel庐 PRO/Wireless 3945ABG
HP:
http://www.shopping.hp.com/webapp/shoppi...

I would go for the Toshiba based on the specifications alone since it has a 15.4" widescreen and larger hard drive capacity. Also Toshiba has .11a/b/g which give you a bit more choices when it comes to wireless.

However, Toshiba will most likely be heavier and larger so I guess you need to decide whether you want portability or feature here. Good luck making your purchase.