Sony Vaio E Series vs HP ENVY 14?

I'm going to college in the fall and wondering which laptop was a better choice for an engineering major?Sony Vaio E Series vs HP ENVY 14?
I would recommend you Sony VAIO(R) VPCEE26FX/T E Series 15.5" Notebook

AMD Athlon II X2 P320 2.10Hz Processor

1MB L2 Cache

4GB DDR3 1066MHz RAM (8GB max.)

500GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive

http://www.amazon.com/Sony-VAIO-VPCEE26F鈥?/a>
buy anything BUT HP because they sell defective laptops... I spent $1400 2 years ago in a HP Pavillion and now it's useless, it came with a defective motherboard!!!Sony Vaio E Series vs HP ENVY 14?
Sony. The hp is made more for entertainment purposes