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FrostQ

5th of December 2009 (Sat), 07:20

assuming same price which one would you guys recommend for amature photoshopping and a little gaming?...or other suggestions?

ASUS G51VX-A1
Gaming Notebook, Black - Intel Core 2 Quad Q9000 2.0GHz, 15.6" Full HD 1920x1080, 4GB (2x2GB), 640GB (2x320GB) SATA, NVIDIA GTX 260M 1GB DDR3, SuperMulti DVD-writer, 802.11bgn, Gb LAN, HDMI, eSATA, Bluetooth, Windows Vista Home Premium w/ FREE Windows 7 Upgrade Offer*

Lenovo W500
Intel Core 2 Duo processor T9600 (2.8GHz 1066MHz 6MBL2)
Genuine (http://javascript:ShowToolTip()) Windows 7 Professional 64
15.4" WUXGA TFT
ATI Mobility FireGL V5700 with 512MB VRAM
4 GB PC3-8500 DDR3 (2 DIMM)
320GB Hard Disk Drive, 7200rpm
DVD Recordable, Ultrabay Slim
Intel WiFi Link 5300
Integrated WWAN upgradable
9 cell Li-Ion Battery
1 Year Depot/Express Warranty

Studio XPS16 (can be customized)
Genuine Windows WIN 7® Home Premium Edition (http://javascript:to_page_mod(1, 11))

Intel® Core™ i7-720QM Quad Core Processor @ 1.6GHz (2.8GHz Turbo Mode, 6MB Cache) (http://javascript:to_page_mod(1, 2))

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1 Year Limited Warranty with 1 Year Return To Depot Service (http://javascript:to_page_mod(1, 29))

HD+ Widescreen 15.6 inch WLED LCD (1600x900) W/2.0 MP, XPS 1647 (http://javascript:to_page_mod(1, 5))

4GB Shared Dual Channel DDR3 at 1333MHz (http://javascript:to_page_mod(1, 3))

500GB 7200 RPM SATA Hard Drive (http://javascript:to_page_mod(1, 8))

ATI Mobility RADEON® HD 4670 – 1GB (http://javascript:to_page_mod(1, 6))

8X Slot Load CD/DVD Burner (Dual Layer DVD+/-R Drive) (http://javascript:to_page_mod(1, 16))

85 WHr 9-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery (http://javascript:to_page_mod(1, 27))

Intel® 5300 WLAN Wireless-N (3x3) Mini Card (http://javascript:to_page_mod(1, 19))

High Definition Audio 2.0 with SRS Premium Sound (http://javascript:to_page_mod(1, 17))

Obsidian Black High Gloss Finish (http://javascript:to_page_mod(1, 10))

basroil

5th of December 2009 (Sat), 09:47

Pretty much forget gaming unless your best game is HL2. Of those three, the better gaming system is the asus, but even that will be running a graphics chip older than most computers (the 280m is an underpowered 8800gts, 260m is a 8800gt). If you want gaming, get the cheaper laptop and then an xbox 360.

FrostQ

5th of December 2009 (Sat), 09:59

basroil

5th of December 2009 (Sat), 10:24

I'm still waiting for the new StarCraft2 to be released...but mainly this will be for photoshop and normal usage...so you think the ASUS is a good buy? or should i go for quality and get the Lenovo with lower specs?

First I've heard someone say "go with chinese products for quality" :rolleyes:

asus is currently the most reliable laptop company (even considering netbooks are supposed to be 20% less reliable than laptops, and asus has a commanding share of the netbook market), then dell then lenovo. asus is a solid bet, but you won't be doing heavy gaming even on that.

FrostQ

5th of December 2009 (Sat), 10:47

I guess I'll start hunting down ASUS deals then

any recommendations for a good ASUS for photoshop?

tim

5th of December 2009 (Sat), 17:20

Do you really need a laptop? A regular PC will be cheaper and faster.

basroil

5th of December 2009 (Sat), 17:30

Do you really need a laptop? A regular PC will be cheaper and faster.

+1, i5 computer+core2duo laptop is about the same price usually

raiyo

5th of December 2009 (Sat), 17:36

Get Asus

FrostQ

5th of December 2009 (Sat), 19:43

Has to be a laptop...