Q&A: Comparing the Dell XPS 8100 and HP HPE-480t selling at Costco for 3D CAD tasks. Please help!?

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Dell XPS 8100

Processor & Memory:

Intel® Core™ i7 Processor 870 (2.93GHz)
8MB Cache
12GB DDR3 SDRAM at 1333MHz (2 x 2GB)(2 x 4GB)
Drives:

1TB 7200RPM SATA II Hard Drive
16X DVD+/-RW Drive
Graphics & Video:

Dell ST2410B 24″ Widescreen LCD

1GB AMD Radeon 5450 Graphics

Communications:

Integrated 10/100/1000 Ethernet
Dell 1525 WLAN PCIe card with 11n mini-Card & external antenna
Audio:

Integrated Audio
Keyboard & Mouse:

Dell Consumer Multimedia Keyboard
Dell USB Optical Mouse
Slots:

PCIe x 1: 2 slots
PCIe x 16: 1 slot
PCI: 1 slot

Top Ports:

2 USB 2.0 ports
19-in-1 Media Card Reader
Headphone port
Microphone/Line-in port
Front Ports:

2 USB 2.0 ports
Rear Ports:

IEEE1394a
RJ45 10/100/1000 Network port
Line-In connector
Front L/R Line-Out connector
Back L/R surround connector
Side L/R surround connector
Center/subwoofer connector
Microphone connector
4 USB 2.0 ports
eSata
S/PDIF connector
Drive Bays:

Three 3.5″: (2 external, 1 internal)
Two 5.25″
Memory DIMM: 4 slots available
Chassis:

CPU Dimensions (H x W x D): 16.1″ x 7.3″ x 17.9″

Weight: approximately 22.4 lbs.

350 Watt Power Supply

Operating System:

Microsoft® Windows® 7 Home Premium 64-bit
Productivity Software:

Microsoft® Office Starter (reduced functionality versions of Word and Excel; not the full version of Microsoft® Office 2010)
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Additional Software:

McAfee Pearl 6-month subscription
Roxio Creator
Adobe Acrobat Reader
Warranty and Service:

XPS Dedicated Phone Support
Rapid response from specially trained reps that know the latest technology is available at the dedicated XPS phone support center. The XPS Warranty Support queue is available during the term of your limited warranty, 24/7, and designed to provide rapid response, 2 minutes or less average speed of answer, provided the customer calls the correct, toll-free number and enters their express service code. Hold times may be affected by multiple variables including, but not limited to: time of day, product release cycle, product recall occurrences and total number of XPS customers.
[Model XPS8100/543939]

HP HPE-480t

Processor & Memory:

Intel® Core­™ i7-930 2.80GHz Processor
8MB Cache
12GB DDR3-1066MHz SDRAM memory
Drives:

1TB (7,200RPM) SATA 3Gb/s hard drive
LightScribe 16x max DVD±R/RW SuperMulti drive
Graphics & Video:

HP 2710m 27″ diagonal widescreen flat panel monitor
1GB ATI Radeon HD 5450 Graphics
Communications:

Integrated 10/100/1000 Gigabit LAN
Audio:

Integrated 7.1 channel capable sound w/ front audio ports
Keyboard & Mouse:

HP USB Keyboard
HP Optical Mouse
Expandability (Total Slots):

HP Pocket Media Drive Bay
Total memory slots: 6 DIMMS
2 x PCIe x16
1x PCIe x4
1x PCIe x1
Ports:

Front headphone and mic ports
7x USB 2.0 ports (3 Front, 4 Back)
1x 15-in-1 Digital Media Card Reader
1x Line-in (front)
1x IEEE 1394 port
2x eSATA
Operating System:

Microsoft® Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit)
Additional Software:
Norton Internet Security 2011 – 15 month
Additional Information:

2-Year Limited Warranty
CPU Dimensions: 16.85″ D x 7.05″ W x 15.79″ H
Power Supply: 460W

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Answer by Jake
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