HP dv6tqe VS Dell XPS 15z

Hello Guys, Long time since I've posted. I'm trying to decide on a new notebook for school/general computing on the go. I would like one at least capable of decently running some games to. After a little research it seems that HP computers are considered the best value. It doesn't appear HP offers any student discount for the dv6tqe, and dell only gives me like 100 bucks off.

Anyway, my budget is around $1200-1300ish. These are the 2 I'm looking at, if anyone else has another suggestion I'm open for it also. I'd like something light weight, thin is good, but I don't want anything less then 15.6".

HP dv6tqe - $1,314.99

2nd generation Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2760QM Processor (2.4 GHz with Turbo Boost up to 3.5 GHz)
• 2GB AMD Radeon(TM) HD 7690M GDDR5 Discrete Graphics(TM) [HDMI, VGA]
• 8GB DDR3 System Memory (2 Dimm)
• 750GB 7200 rpm Hard Drive with HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection
• High Capacity 6 Cell Lithium Ion Battery
• 15.6" Full HD HP Anti-glare LED (1920 x 1080)
• Blu-ray player & SuperMulti DVD burner
• HP TrueVision HD Webcam with Integrated Digital Microphone and HP SimplePass Fingerprint Reader
• 802.11b/g/n WLAN


Dell XPS 15z - $1,273.99

2nd Generation Intel® Core™ i7-2640M processor (2.80 GHz with Turbo Boost 2.0 up to 3.50 GHz)
NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 525M 1GB graphics with Optimus
8GB Dual Channel DDR3 1333MHz
8X Slot Load CD/DVD Burner (Dual Layer DVD+/-R Drive)
Intel© Centrino© Advanced-N 6230 & Bluetooth 3.0
8-Cell (64 WHr) Battery
Waves Maxx Audio 3
Elemental Silver Aluminum 15.6" 300-nit FHD (1080P) WLED Display with Webcam
1TB 5400 RPM SATA Hard Drive
Backlit Keyboard - English
Integrated 10/100/1000 Network Card

Do you know how reliable the HPs are? Ive read some reviews on the dell but haven't seen any on the HP. I know the dell has some complaints on the trim, and heating issues since its so thin