Gaming laptop, Asus or MSI?

[widj]

Hi,

not sure which one to buy, Asus or MSI

here are the 2 models, if you think another would be better please let me know

$1380 no tax
MSI GT70 0ND-202US
17.3" Full HD LED Backlit Gaming Notebook PC
Intel Core i7-3610QM 2.30 GHz
12GB RAM
750GB HDD 7200
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 675M
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
http://www.adorama.com/MSIGT70202.html

$1350 tax included (via bestbuy)
G75VW-BHI7N07
17.3" HD (1920 x 1080)
Intel Core i7-3630QM 2.40 GHz
8GB RAM
1TB HDD 5400
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660M
Windows 8 64-bit
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Asus+-+17.3%26%2334%3B+Laptop+-+8GB+Memory+-+1TB+Hard+Drive+-+Black/6769449.p?id=1218806579330&skuId=6769449

 

[dawei]

I would suggest the MSI one as it has a much better GPU.

 

[widj]

I've never had any MSI laptops are they good?

I've had 2 or 3 MSI motherboard about 10 years ago and they were all crap :/

I'm just worried about the brand and also which online store would you buy it from?

 

[lchrisk]

The first one is much better than the other.

It has a better GPU, but the CPU is slightly worse.

I would suggest getting the first, because even if you were to video edit with the other one, the ram would be holding you back as it only has 8gb. The first one has 12 gb, which is more suitable for video editing.

If you record videos and such, just keep in mind that the first one has less HDD space, but a faster speed. Second one has 1 tb, but a slower speed.

IMO, I would definitely get the first

 

[williamjuly2003]

Honestly check out the reviews for each laptop and try to find out any inherent problems with each laptop. Best way to decide which laptop to choose doesn't matter if its got great parts if the thing has heat, battery or other issues.

Also I would recommend the first laptop just by the hardware.

As for the website just buy it from makers site that would be the easiest.

 

[jackspeed]

MSI is the better laptop by far. If you do not like msi then sager offers some decent laptops and ibuypower has a decent halloween special.

 

[-Fran-]

www.sagernotebook.com

I'd take a look around that page before making a decision.

Cheers!