Asus or Dell Laptop

[Poppa_Meth]

A friend of mine is in the market for a budget laptop that he'll mainly be using for a bit of Photoshop and office work.

I'm trying to decide between a Dell:
http://www.staples.com/Dell-Inspiron-15-Laptop-%28Black%29/product-nr_850043

and an Asus
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Asus+-+Laptop+with+Intel%26%23174%3B+Pentium%26%23174%3B+P...&skuId=9700741

Any input is appreciated.

He was originally looking at a netbook to cut costs but I don't think a netbook will make the cut for what he wants to do with it.

[guns1inger]

I wouldn't use a netbook for photoshop work. As much as I am not a big fan of Dell, the Inspiron seems to go pretty well, often get's good reviews, and certainly seems to last longer than the Asus laptops that students come through with.

[Poppa_Meth]

Any other recommendations? I'm not dead set on the Dell or the Asus. I have an HP that I haven't had any problems with but I haven't really heard the greatest things about HP quality.