Need some opinions ...
07-18-2009, 08:46 PM
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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
Choice # 2
ASUS K70I0-A1 $934 (Might be getting a better price on this one as well)
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 .... ?
Between these 2, which one would YOU choose and why ?
Choice # 1
MSI GT735 $884
Choice # 2
ASUS K70I0-A1 $934 (Might be getting a better price on this one as well)
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 .... ?
07-18-2009, 10:32 PM
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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).
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).
07-19-2009, 06:31 PM
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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).
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).
I'm leanin towards the windows 7 upgrade when its available but wont be til at least October according to Microsoft. The 64 bit upgrade will be a must tho hahaha no brainer 
I wasn't aware of the HD 5400rpm thing tho so Ill def look into that thanks for pointing that out
07-28-2009, 12:16 AM
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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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