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tangomango   10-06-2009 at 08:48:16 PM

ASUS N51 Series N51Vn-X1A

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] _-34220566

and

HP Pavilion dv7-2170us
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6834157003

The ASUS has a GT240M 1GB DDR3, which is awesome. http://www.notebookcheck.net/NVIDI [...] 654.0.html But those benchmarks are not for DDR3 I don't believe. So I'm assuming it's substantially better than those stats.

However, is it better than the 4650 from the HP laptop?

*Another point of interest is that HP laptop is 17.3" and not 15.6" like the ASUS.

*HP laptop has 4GB DDR2. But for ASUS, the type isn't specified.

*HP has "up to 2815MB total available graphics memory with 1024MB dedicated." The ASUS says 1GB DDR3 VRAM.

I will be using the laptop for pretty much everything, work + entertainment.
Can anyone help me decide?



Thanks in advance!


Message edited by tangomango on 10-06-2009 at 08:50:58 PM
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Bronze Laptops badge lostandwandering   10-06-2009 at 09:13:52 PM

If you look at the complete list from notebookcheck.net, the HD4650 is listed a little higher than the GT 240M, but it depends on the game. DDR3 may make a little bit of difference for the card, but nothing huge.

With the HP it means that it is going to take some of your system memory and use it for the video cards. Having up to 2gb of VRAM is pretty much useless for these graphics cards since neither will really be able to play games at high resolutions and high detail.

From what I can tell, the Asus uses DDR2 memory just like the HP. Also keep in mind that the Asus has a faster HDD.

------------------------------ LAPTOP: Sager NP5760|T7200|2gb DDR2-667| 100gb 7200rpm HDD| 512mb 7950GTX|17'' WUXGA

Desktop: Core2 E7200 | Corsair 2gb DDR2-800 | Gigabyte EP35-DS3L | 250gb Seagate Barracuda | MSI GTX260 (192 SP) | Corsair VX550 | Antec 300 case
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tangomango   10-06-2009 at 11:56:21 PM

If you were to choose between the two, all aspects considered, including monitor size, which one would you go for?

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Bronze Laptops badge lostandwandering   10-07-2009 at 01:01:39 AM

Personally, I think I would choose the Asus. I'm not really a fan of HP and having dealt with a heavy 17'' laptop for 2+ years, I can say that I would avoid getting one again. Oh and the CPU in the Asus is also faster, so that's another plus.


Message edited by lostandwandering on 10-07-2009 at 01:02:28 AM
------------------------------ LAPTOP: Sager NP5760|T7200|2gb DDR2-667| 100gb 7200rpm HDD| 512mb 7950GTX|17'' WUXGA

Desktop: Core2 E7200 | Corsair 2gb DDR2-800 | Gigabyte EP35-DS3L | 250gb Seagate Barracuda | MSI GTX260 (192 SP) | Corsair VX550 | Antec 300 case
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