Need help deciding between two laptops. Which one would you get and why?

I want a desk replacement laptop that will last me for awhile and will get me good performance for gaming, photo and video editing. After all my research its come down to two laptops:

HP dv7t Select Edition

or

Sony Vaio EC Series Laptop (VCP-EC360X)

HP dv7t specs:

Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit

Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-720QM Quad Core processor (1.6GHz, 6MB L3 Cache) with Turbo Boost up to 2.8 GHz

1GB ATI Mobility Radeon(TM) HD 5650 graphics [HDMI, VGA] - For Quad Core Processors

FREE Upgrade to 8GB DDR3 System Memory (2 Dimm)

640GB 7200RPM Dual Hard Drive (320GB x 2) with HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection

No Additional Office Software

ONLY $1! SAVE NOW!! Norton Internet Security(TM) 2011 - 15 Month Subscription (activation required)

50% OFF! One 6 Cell (standard) and One 9 Cell (over-sized) Lithium Ion Battery

17.3" diagonal HD+ High-Definition HP LED BrightView Infinity Widescreen Display (1600 x 900)

FREE Upgrade to Blu-ray player & Lightscribe SuperMulti DVD burner

HP TrueVision Webcam and Fingerprint Reader [For BrightView Infinity Display]

Intel Wireless-N Card with Bluetooth

Standard Keyboard

HP Home & Home Office Store in-box envelope

Price: 905.99

Sony Vaio Specs:

Operating System: Genuine Windows® 7 Professional 64-bit

Hard Drive: 500GB Hard Disk Drive (7200rpm)

OS Preinstalled: Genuine Windows® 7 Pre-installed

Chipset: Intel® HM55 Express Chipset (SPEC00090004477)

Graphics Card: ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 5650 GPU (1GB VRAM)

Display: 17.3" Full HD VAIO Premium Display (1920x1080) (Reg. price $100.00)

Battery: Large capacity battery

Color: Matte Black

Office Software: Microsoft® Office 2010 Starter (Click More Info for details.)

Adobe Software: Adobe Bundle (Free - $448 value)

Season: Fall 10 (SPEC00090005019)

Warranty: 1 Year Limited Warranty with In-home Service

Channel: CTO US (SPEC00090005042)

Processor: Intel® Core™ i5-580M processor (2.66GHz) with Turbo Boost up to 3.33GHz

Modem: No Modem (SPEC01000000365)

Bluetooth: Stereo A2DP Bluetooth® technology

Keyboards: Keyboard

Camera: Built-in MOTION EYE® camera and microphone

Memory: 4GB (2GBx2) DDR3-SDRAM-1066

Optical Disc Drive: Blu-ray Disc™ Read Only Drive

HDMI Output: HDMI Output (SPEC01000004336)

Wireless Local Area Network: WiFi: Intel® Centrino® Advanced-N 6200 (802.11abgn)

Per Unit Price: $983.99