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krasivaya   11-05-2009 at 09:13:04 PM

Dell studio xps 16 or Asus G51J-A1
Good afternoon,
Im an intermediate pc user but i dont understand much about hardware specs and i would like some help.
I want to buy a new laptop my budget is around 1300-1400 max i currently own a xps 1330, i use my laptop for gaming, internet, and in general heavy multitasking.
I would like if someone that already owns or knows in general about specs witch of this laptops would perform better and what graphic card is the best.
thanks

the two best laptops (in my opinion) that i found online at this prices were:

- Studio XPS 16 Studio XPS 16 Notebook
Specs

Operating System Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium, 64bit, English

Processor Intel ® Core ™ i7 720QM 1.6GHz (2.8 GHz Turbo Mode, 6MB Cache

Memory 4GB Shared Dual Channel DDR3 at 1333MHz

Monitor HD+ Widescreen 15.6 inch WLED LCD (1680x945) W/2.0 MP

Video Card ATI Mobility RADEON® HD 4670 – 1GB

Hard Drive 500GB 7200 RPM SATA Hard Drive

Network Card Integrated 10/100 Network Card

CD ROM/DVD ROM 8X Slot Load CD/DVD Burner (Dual Layer DVD+/-R Drive)

Sound High Definition Audio 2.0 with SRS Premium Sound

Wireless Intel® 5300 WLAN Wireless-N (3x3) Mini Card

Anti-Virus Software McAfee SecurityCenter, 15-Months

Battery 85 WHr 9-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery

Service 2 Yr Ltd Hardware Warranty, InHome Service after Remote Diagnosis –

Support 1Yr LoJack for Laptops Theft Protection

Service 1 Dell Online Backup 2GB for 1 year DOB2GB

- Asus G51J-A1.

15.6" HD (1920x1080) Display

Intel i7-720QM (1.60GHz Quad-Core); Processor

4GB RAM

640GB 7200RPM (320G x 2) Hard Drive

NVIDIA GTX 260M 1GB VRAM DDR3 Graphics Card

SuperMulti DVD Burner

802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi

Bluetooth 2.1
Integrated Camera and Microphone

Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit

Illuminated backlit keyboard for ease of use in the dark

EAX Advanced HD 4.0 audio technology

service program with 2 year global warranty


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Bronze Laptops badge Maziar   11-05-2009 at 11:00:42 PM
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Hello and welcome to the forums :)
Go for ASUS G51V,GTX 260M performs better than HD 4670,also the ASUS model has higher resolution too

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Bronze Laptops badge lostandwandering   11-05-2009 at 11:04:08 PM
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^What he said. The Asus is the better unit.

------------------------------ 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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rockyjohn   11-05-2009 at 11:21:49 PM
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Just want to make sure you are aware that the laptop versions of the graphics cards do not perform as well, often not nearly as well, as the desktop versions. Unfortunately I don't know where to go to get reviews of the laptop versions. Sure wish THG would devote more time to reviewing laptops and components.

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Bronze Laptops badge lostandwandering   11-06-2009 at 12:12:23 AM
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^The GTX 260M for laptops performs about the same as a 9800 GT for the desktop, so it will game pretty well.

Take a look here: http://www.notebookcheck.net/Compu [...] 849.0.html

------------------------------ 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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krasivaya   11-06-2009 at 10:14:22 PM
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Thank you all for your reply, i really didnt knew what to choose because the asus dont specify so good the ram specs (dell has Dual Channel DDR3 at 1333MHz ) so i dont know if thiss affects the general performance a lot or not, but i guess the asus its a better choice.

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Bronze Laptops badge lostandwandering   11-07-2009 at 01:33:46 AM
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krasivaya wrote :

Thank you all for your reply, i really didnt knew what to choose because the asus dont specify so good the ram specs (dell has Dual Channel DDR3 at 1333MHz ) so i dont know if thiss affects the general performance a lot or not, but i guess the asus its a better choice.



The Asus also uses DDR3, probably either 1066 or 1333mhz, so it's pretty much a non-issue. And yes, the Asus is the best choice.

------------------------------ 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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