Hey I need some helping narrowing down a laptop for a friend of mine. He is set on getting a laptop and not a desktop for gaming, I said I would help him pick one. So far I've narrowed it down to these two with a price budget of about $1000 : Toshiba Qosmio X775-Q7380 Product Features Intel Core i5 Processor 2.4GHz (3MB Cache) 6GB SDRAM RAM 640GB 5400RPM Hard Drive 17.3-Inch Screen, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560M Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit, 5 hours Battery Life Processor, Memory, and Motherboard Hardware Platform: PC Processor: 2.4 GHz Intel Core i5 Number of Processors: 2 RAM: 6 GB RAM Type: SODIMM Hard Drive Size: 640 GB Manufacturer: SATA Type: Serial ATA Speed: 5400 rpm Graphics and Display Graphics Card: GTX 560M Interface: Integrated LCD Native Resolution: 1366 x 768 Ports and Connectivity USB Ports: 4 USB 2.0 Ports: 1 VGA Video Out Ports: 1 Cases and Expandability Size (LWH): 10.8 inches, 16.3 inches, 1.4 inches Weight: 7.5 pounds Power Rated Charge (normal use): 5 hours Wireless Wireless Type: 802.11A ASUS N73SM-DS72 17.3" OS Provided Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit Edition Service & Support 2 years warranty Notebook type Desktop replacement, Gaming, HD Display, Blu-ray drive Processor / Chipset Processor Intel 2nd Gen Core i7 i7-2670QM / 2.2 GHz Max Turbo Speed 3.1 GHz Multi-Core Technology Quad-Core Cache 6.0 MB 64-bit Computing Yes Chipset Intel HM65 Express Memory RAM 8.0 GB ( 2 x 4 GB ) Max RAM Supported 24.0 GB Technology DDR3 SDRAM Speed 1333.0 MHz Form Factor SO DIMM 204-pin Storage Hard Drive 750.0 GB HDD / 5400.0 rpm Interface Serial ATA-300 Optical Drive DVD±RW / DVD-RAM / BD-ROM - Tray Display Type 17.3 in LCD Backlight Technology LED backlight Max Resolution 1920 x 1080 ( Full HD ) Widescreen Yes Features Glossy, 30 Days Bright Dot Return Audio & Video Graphics Processor NVIDIA GeForce GT 630M - 2.0 GB DDR3 SDRAM Camera Yes Resolution 2 Megapixel Audio Features ASUS Bang & Olufsen ICEpower Input Type Keyboard, Touchpad Features Built-in numeric keyboard Communications Wireless Bluetooth 3.0, 802.11b/g/n Battery Technology 6-cell Installed Qty 1.0 Capacity 56.0 Wh AC Adapter Voltage Required AC 120/230 V ( 50/60 Hz ) Output 120.0 Watt , 19 V , 6.3 A Connections & Expansion Interfaces 3 x VGA, eSATA-300, Microphone input, HDMI, USB 2.0, USB 3.0, LAN, Headphone output Memory Card Reader 5 in 1 card reader ( SD Memory Card ), ( MultiMediaCard ), ( Memory Stick ), ( Memory Stick PRO ), ( xD-Picture Card ) Software Microsoft Office Preloaded Includes a pre-loaded image of select Microsoft Office 2010 suites. Purchase an Office 2010 Product Key Card or disc to activate preloaded software on this PC. Miscellaneous Color Silver aluminum Integrated Options Bluetooth antenna, Wireless LAN antenna Features System password, Security lock slot (cable lock sold separately), Hard drive password Dimensions & Weight Width 16.8 in Depth 11.4 in Height 1.5 in Weight 7.5 lbs He's pretty set on getting a 17", but nothing smaller than a 15.6" screen. Just wondering if someone could give me some advice, whether on which of these too recommend or any others that may be similar! Thanks AD
did some checking as well and the asus card isnt near what the toshiba is.never gamed on the asus but played around with a friends with the i7 and god its fast.that having been said i would think the toshiba may just be the better machine from just a gaming aspect.i wonder if you could get that card tho in the asus.i could be offbase here,ddp has way more experience than me with laptops.truth be known i cant stand the damn things.lol
just going by the features & i haven't scrapped an asus laptop yet like i have with dell, acer, hp & toshiba.
good point,and like i say,maybe you can get upgraded video card for the asus.the asus the op has listed goes for between 700 to 1000 dollars cdn.with similar video cards.
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No brainer here for me, Been a tech for 15 years, and this asus is much better here even with the video card, I must admit I am don't know that mush about this Video here. I have a Toshiba and several of the keys are coming off, Plus a few other things. I just got an Asus & Levono in a couple weeks ago, both are so much better built than the Toshiba. Plus the specs between these two above show that the Asus offers much more. However I am not a gamer, so for you things may be very different.
