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Toshiba A300-23R or Asus K52JR?

post #1 of 10
2/16/10 at 4:52am
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Guys please help me decide between these 2. The Asus is brand new, the Toshiba is used. The Toshiba has a higher screen res than the Asus (will this be an issue?)

Which will be better for daily use, office apps, watching Hi Def movies, internet, etc. with no gaming?

Here are the specs:

TOSHIBA SATELLITE A300-23R
PROCESSOR: Intel® Core™2 Duo T6400 2.0GHz 800MHz FSB 2MB L2 cache
CHIPSET: Intel® PM45 Express Chipset
MEMORY: 4GB DDR2 800MHz
HARD DISK: 320GB SATA
OPTICAL DRIVE: DVD Super Multi (Double Layer) Drive
DISPLAY: 15.4" Toshiba TruBrite® WXGA+ widescreen display (1400x900)
GRAPHICS: 512MB Dedicated ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 3650 supporting HyperMemory™ technology
(up to 2,302 MB total available graphics memory using HyperMemory™ technology with 4 GB system memory)
COMMUNICATION: Intel® WiFi Link 5100 AGN, Bluetooth®, Fast Ethernet LAN, Modem
SOUND: Toshiba Bass Enhanced Sound System with Dolby® Sound Room™
SPEAKERS: Harman Kardon® stereo speakers

ASUS K52JR:

Intel® Core™ i3-350M (2.26GHz) Processor
Mobile Intel® HM55 Express Chipset
4.0Gb DDR3 ... Maximum Memory 8Gb DDR3-1066
500Gb* 7200RPM
DVD Super Multi
Card Reader 4 in 1 Card Reader (SD/MMC/MS/MS Pro)
Display & Graphics
15.6in. HD (1366x768) LED backlight,Color-Shine (Glare-type)
ATI 5470 1.0Gb DDR3 VRAM
Built-in 0.3 Mega Pixel Web Camera
802.11 B/G/N
BlueTooth present.
10/100/1000 LAN
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post #2 of 10
2/16/10 at 4:25pm
Difficult choice really... If you want more up to date, obviously the ASUS would be top choice... Otherwise, the cheaper would do for you.. Toshiba are hardy laptops, good website... So are ASUS... Toshiba wins on sound - ASUS on video card (but no gaming, so not really a thought)... What operating systems are supplied?
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post #3 of 10
2/16/10 at 7:13pm
Thread Starter 
Surprisingly the toshiba is more expensive than the asus buy $50.

The Asus has no OS installed, you will be the one to install it...

The toshiba runs on Windows 7 Ultimate....



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Originally Posted by Mr T View Post
Difficult choice really... If you want more up to date, obviously the ASUS would be top choice... Otherwise, the cheaper would do for you.. Toshiba are hardy laptops, good website... So are ASUS... Toshiba wins on sound - ASUS on video card (but no gaming, so not really a thought)... What operating systems are supplied?
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post #4 of 10
2/17/10 at 7:40am
I agree with Mr T. The Asus is what I would choose? I don't think WXGA+ vs HD is earth shattering. Also on GPU's? They are the same, 5% to 4570. The naming conventions are twisted to say the least. Is an earlier with a higher second digit better than a lower? Add within a higher 3rd digit? Yea too complicated. As a rule 2nd is SP's and 3rd is clocks. You cannot separate those two as they are intra connected.

Good luck.
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post #5 of 10
2/17/10 at 8:47am
Thread Starter 
Thanks for the info powerpack! I thought that a higher res means better quality for movie watching...

Any other models you may recommend?


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Originally Posted by powerpack View Post
I agree with Mr T. The Asus is what I would choose? I don't think WXGA+ vs HD is earth shattering. Also on GPU's? They are the same, 5% to 4570. The naming conventions are twisted to say the least. Is an earlier with a higher second digit better than a lower? Add within a higher 3rd digit? Yea too complicated. As a rule 2nd is SP's and 3rd is clocks. You cannot separate those two as they are intra connected.

Good luck.
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post #6 of 10
2/17/10 at 9:30am
I really think Asus might be your best option? I have one. If you do go that path. Get a good reseller? I will mention XoticPC but there are others. I will mention models tomorrow but I am tired buddy.

You know running all these multiple accounts and all?
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post #7 of 10
2/17/10 at 9:46am
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Thanks!
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post #8 of 10
2/17/10 at 11:56am
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Originally Posted by powerpack View Post
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You know running all these multiple accounts and all?
You are simply incorrigible And rest well.

cheers ...
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post #9 of 10
2/17/10 at 4:54pm
If you get the ASUS with no OS, I recommend giving Linux Mint a try (its free and won't hurt if you run it off a live CD)....
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post #10 of 10
2/17/10 at 11:56pm
I am not aware of Asus being sold without OS? That is one complaint some have.
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