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ASUS K40IN-A1 vs DELL Studio S1440-022B ?

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The specs on the ASUS:

Core 2 Duo T6400 2 GHz
4 GB DDR2 SDRAM
nVidia GEForce 102M (512 mb DDR2 VRAM)



The specs on the DELL:

Core 2 Duo T6500 2.1 GHz
3 GB DDR3 SDRAM
nVidia GeForce 9400M (256 mb DDR3 VRAM)



Which is the better machine in terms of graphic/gaming ability? I saw the Dell in Best Buy, and apparently it's GPU is rated at 5.0 in Vista - likely good enough to run Fallout 3. Would the ASUS likely be comparable? And how big of a difference is there b/w DDR2 and DDR3? Could the RAM be upgraded later in the ASUS, and would that significantly impact the ability of its GPU?
post #2 of 7
Take the Dell

cheers ...
post #3 of 7
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Originally Posted by qhn View Post
Take the Dell

cheers ...


any reason in particular? i'd like to choose the best machine available, but the warranty on the ASUS definitely appeals to me. plus, this review

http://www.notebookcheck.net/NVIDIA-...M.16313.0.html

... of the GeForce 102M states that its performance should be slightly above that of the 9400M. is that wrong? or does it have more to do with DDR3 vs DDR2?
post #4 of 7
Have you considered the Studio XPS 13? It has a superior geforce 9500 and lighter/smaller than either choices.
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Originally Posted by Yoob@NBF View Post
Have you considered the Studio XPS 13? It has a superior geforce 9500 and lighter/smaller than either choices.
the xps looks good, but it's out of my price range. i can really only afford an $800 or less notebook. even a refurbed xps will cost me close to $1000.
post #6 of 7
then go for the ASUS, since the price is right.

cheers ...
post #7 of 7
I concur
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