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Gaming laptops forum: Please help me pick out a gaming laptop (tight budget)

by: trialqw May 13, 2012 10:15 AM PDT

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Please help me pick out a gaming laptop (tight budget)

by trialqw - 5/13/12 10:15 AM

Could you please put in order of first laptop you would go with and having the last as the least laptop you would go with?

1. Asus K43SM

A) Intel® Core™ i5 2450M Processor (2.5GHz with turbo boost up to 3.1Ghz, 3M cache) Latest Intel® HM65 Express Chipset
B) 4Gb(4Gbx1) DDR3 1333 MHz SDRAM [upgradeable to 8Gb]
C) 750GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Disk Drive
D) 2GB DDR3 NVIDIA® GeForce® GT630M (DX11)

2. Asus K53SD-SX656

A) (Core i7-2670QM) 2.20GHz
B) 4GB DDR3
C) 750GB HDD
D) nvidia GT610M (2gb)

3. Asus K43SM-VX094

A) Core i5-2450M
B) 4gb ddr3
C) 750 gb HDD
D) NVIDIA GT610M (1gb)

4. Acer Aspire V3-471G-52454G50

A) Intel Core i5-2450M (2.50GHz, 3M L3 Cache) with TurboBoost up to 3.20/3.30GHz
B) Mobile Intel HM77 Express Chipset
C) 4GB DDR3
D) 500GB HDD
E) Nvidia GeForce GT630M (2GB VRAM)


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Drop the GT610 items.

by R. Proffitt Moderator - 5/13/12 10:25 AM

In Reply to: Please help me pick out a gaming laptop (tight budget) by trialqw

The V3-471G-52454G50 looks to be the update to the prior model with the GT540m. So for low cost gaming that's not a bad choice.

All the usual caveats apply here about shorter lifespan and the downsides of laptop gaming.
Bob


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pls help me clarify.

by trialqw - 5/13/12 10:55 AM

In Reply to: Drop the GT610 items. by R. Proffitt Moderator

Is the Asus K43SM almost the same with the


Acer Aspire V3-471G-52454G50 ?
or the chipset is the only difference and the HDD ?


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Now that you ask. Yes.

by R. Proffitt Moderator - 5/13/12 8:31 PM

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I'd go with the one the has a better keyboard, display and warranty. Hard drives are too cheap for me to buy one based on that item.
Bob


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