Which laptop is better for a college student? And why??

Question

$ 700- HP Home HP Pavilion tx2500z AMD Turion 64 X2 RM-70 12" Widescreen Notebook PC w/ Touchscreen Functionality for a low $699.99 with $150 off instant rebate and STACKABLE $200 off $999+ Coupon Code: NB9970 (Exp after 2700 uses). Free Shipping. Tax in most states.

4.59lbs; 12.1"; AMD Turion X2 RM-70 @ 2.0GHz; 3GB RAM; 160GB HDD; DVD burner; 802.11b/g; Vista Home Premium; built-in webcam/mic; 8-cell battery; 1yr warranty

OR

About 700 also- HP has the HP Pavilion dv2700t Intel Core 2 Duo T5750 14" Widescreen Notebook PC for a low $672.99 with $150 instant rebate and STACKABLE $200 off $999+ Coupon Code: NB9970 (Exp after 2700 uses). Free Shipping. Tax in most states.

5.29lbs; 14.1"; Intel Core 2 Duo T5750 @ 2.0GHz; 2GB RAM; 160GB HDD; DVD burner; 802.11b/g; Vista Home Premium; built-in webcam/mic; 12-cell battery; 1yr warranty

Answer 1

The Core 2 is going to be CONSIDERABLY faster, and have a  longer run time than the Turion model.  The 3GB ram is a plus in the Turion, but you can always up the ram in the other model for less than $100

over-all the Core 2 is going to be more reliable, run cooler, and work faster.  No chance of damaging the "touch screen" etc.

*I* would go for the C2D machine.  Touch screens have "wow factor" but are, in the real-world, pretty useless and take longer to use than a mouse/touchpad.