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Need some opinions ...
So I'm upgrading and getting rid of my desktop pc pretty much. Want a laptop so I can take it with me, especially on photography shoots. I can't quite seem to wrap my head around which one I really want, so if it were you which would you choose and why ?
Between these 2, which one would YOU choose and why ? Choice # 1 MSI GT735 $884 http://c1.neweggimages.com/NeweggIma...152-087-07.jpg Choice # 2 ASUS K70I0-A1 $934 (Might be getting a better price on this one as well) https://i.ebayimg.com/07/!BWkJshw!Wk...eeHuw~~_12.JPG http://1toppc.com/Merchant2/images/N...Asus/K70/8.jpg MSI = 512mb video card, BLU RAY DISC/DVD Burner, 320gb HD, 2GB of ram (expandable to 4), AMD Turion X2 Ultra 2.20 Ghz Processor. Asus = 1gb video card, NO bluray, 250gb HD, 4gb of ram, Intel core duo 2.0ghz processor... So far the ASUS is winning my vote as it comes with a 1gb video card and 4gb of ram where as the MSI only comes with a 512mb video card and 2gb of ram ... And I hate red... lol If it was green or blue I would'a said fawk it hands down MSI lol The MSI also comse with 4.1 sound (ya a subwoofer in a laptop lol). The only thing that really has my vote with the MSI is the bluray. But If I truly want later down the road I can upgrade to bluray for $250ish. Which would you buy and why .... ? |
Well for photography you will need the one with a better screen (no backlight leakage) and lots of ram (min 4gb). You'll also need a 64bit OS if you want to take advantage of the 4gb+ ram since in 32bit you can only address a max of 4gb(4gb ram + 1 gb video card = the OS can only use 3gb ram even if you have 4gb).
The real bottleneck on laptop these days it's the hard drive (I/O), 5400 rpm drive should be illegal... Get a large 7200 drive or even better a SSD, but be careful there's a lot of cheap MLC SSD that will be slower than a 5400 drive. Back to your question, I'll take the ASUS (1gb graphics, 4gb ram, Intel Core2) and install a 64bit OS (in my case Ubuntu) like Windows 7 RC and upgrade the HDD to a 128gb or 256gb SSD (like the OCZ Vertex) and buy an empty usb external case for the orginal HDD (for backups). |
Originally Posted by lpchouinard
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Well for photography you will need the one with a better screen (no backlight leakage) and lots of ram (min 4gb). You'll also need a 64bit OS if you want to take advantage of the 4gb+ ram since in 32bit you can only address a max of 4gb(4gb ram + 1 gb video card = the OS can only use 3gb ram even if you have 4gb).
The real bottleneck on laptop these days it's the hard drive (I/O), 5400 rpm drive should be illegal... Get a large 7200 drive or even better a SSD, but be careful there's a lot of cheap MLC SSD that will be slower than a 5400 drive. Back to your question, I'll take the ASUS (1gb graphics, 4gb ram, Intel Core2) and install a 64bit OS (in my case Ubuntu) like Windows 7 RC and upgrade the HDD to a 128gb or 256gb SSD (like the OCZ Vertex) and buy an empty usb external case for the orginal HDD (for backups). |
Pretty much any computer you buy with 4gb of ram already comes with a 64bit os, keeping in mind you can easily and cheaply upgrade ram (have already done it twice in the laptop I am writing on) I agree with asus, I have found that amd processors still run hot compared to intel and I am quite happy with the same on in this laptop.
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I would definately go with the asus as it seems to have considerably more power behind it, unless the bluray is a must-have for you.
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