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Poll Results: M14x or Asus G73sw-a1 or...(post comment suggesting a lappy)

 
  • 0% (0)
    M14x
  • 0% (0)
    Asus G73-sw-a1
  • 0% (0)
    Asus G53
  • 100% (1)
    Asus G74 (If there is a good model under 1400)
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post #1 of 2
6/29/11 at 1:18am
Thread Starter 

Hey guys,

This is my first post. :) I'm in the market for a new gaming laptop, my price limit is ~$1400. Lower the better. I'm looking to play new demanding games such as Crysis 2, Starcraft 2 and other next-gen games on reasonably high settings. I move around quite a bit... so I need something semi-portable.

 

I have been looking at a couple of laptops and I was dead set on the Alienware m14x until I saw the Asus G73sw at BestBuy. So right now it is between the two. I'll consider others if they fit the bill better.

 

Must have specs:

6gb+ ram running at 1200+mhz

i7 2.0ghz+ overclocks 2.9+

Fast GPU (I am very unknowlegdable about them I just want it to be fast xD)

 

M14x

 

PROCESSOR Intel® Core™ i7 2630QM 2.0GHz (2.9GHz w/Turbo Boost, 6MB Cache)
OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium, 64bit, English
HARD DRIVE 500GB 7200RPM SATA 3Gb/s
WIRELESS CARDS Intel® Advanced-N WiFi Link 6205 a/g/n 2x2 MIMO Technology
INTERNAL OPTICAL DRIVE 8x SuperMulti DVD±R/RW Slot Load Optical Drive
SOUND OPTIONS Internal High-Definition 5.1 Surround Sound Audio

 

RAM 8GB Dual Channel DDR3 at 1600MHz
VIDEO CARD 3.0GB DDR3 NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 555M using NVIDIA Optimus™ technology  
LCD PANEL

14.0" High Def+ (900p/1600x900) with WLED backlight

 

 

Asus G series 73sw (What's the best/cheapest model?)

Below are the specs of a Asus G73-a1(is this the one that the GPU is too close to the CPU?)

Buy.com Total Price:
$1,489.99
including rebates 

 

  • Intel Core i7-2630QM (2.0 GHz Quad-Core with Turbo Boost up to 2.8GHz); 8GB DDR3 1333MHz (4 x 2GB SODIMM Sockets, up to 16GB)
  • Nvidia GTX 460M Graphics with 1.5GB GDDR5; 1TB Hybrid HDD/SSD (2x 500GB 7200RPM/4GB SSD)
  • Blue-Ray Combo Drive; Illuminated Keyboard; 1x USB 3.0 + 3x USB 2.0 Ports; 802.11 b/g/n; Bluetooth; 8-in-1 Card Reader; Gigabit LAN
  • 17.3-Inch Full HD (1920x1080) LED Display; 2.0M Webcam; Gaming Backpack and Mouse
  •  1 Year Accidental Damage Warranty and 2 Year Standard Warranty Included

 

Asus G74?

 

Thanks for your help guys!

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post #2 of 2
6/29/11 at 8:01am
Go with the G74. The cooling improvements, keyboard, touchpad are improvements over the G73. 560M should also be noticable improvement over the 460M.

The M14X will be vastly more portable. The G73/G74 don't have optimus which the M14x does. This means M14x will also have twice the battery life. As for gaming, on lower res, you should be able to play the games you listed easily with the M14x. Certainly better on the G74, but M14x will do what you want.

Can you play your games on your current system now? If so, then do that. Wait til next year. Everything this year is just rehashed old crap from two years ago for both AMD and Nvidia. 40nm slight improvements. Next year will be a 28nm new architecture and all the rumors are indicating the new models from both with be MUCH FASTER than what is available now.

If you can wait a year, I'd do that. If you can't, go with the G74. But like I said, G74 is just a G73 with a new skin, the performance gain over a G73jh, my almost 2 year model will be maybe 7-10% faster, which is not enough for upgrading for me for example. I'll wait another year.
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