Both are going to be worth what you're paying. I usually don't recommend sub $1000 laptops since the build quality is lacking across all brands in that market. I'd almost recommend buying a used laptop of a higher quality... but that's my own view on things.
I'd get the computer with Vista. XP is too much of a pain in the ass to deal with -- better not to deal with it if you're using this PC for school. Vista has it's own share of issues, but it's generally nicer to deal with assuming the computer has the horsepower (both those laptops do).
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