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Althalus

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Hey Everyone,

 

I don't post in here often but I was wondering if I could get some opinions on the laptops listed below. I would say I'm moderately computer literate but I'm sure there are many more people here who are much more experienced. The computer would primarily be used for school/personal use (e.g. music, tv and movies) and some light gaming (nothing that would require an excellent graphics card).

 

IF you do choose to comment and suggest one of the other please give me a reason. Thanks in advance!

 

http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=59580&vpn=K53E%2DB1&manufacture=ASUS

 

 

http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=61833&vpn=9S7%2D16G522%2D268&manufacture=MSI%2FMicroStar

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Defenitely the Asus one. Primarly because of the lower price, but also for their extreme quality. My almost 4 year old Asus laptop still works like new, does not have any problems either and the battery still lasts a few hours (compared to about 20 minutes on my friend's Acer of the same age). The only problem with it is the intel gma.

 

If you want to play a game though you'll have to go with the MSI one as it has dedicated graphics. Even small games will run much better on it than the Asus you listed there.

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So the only difference between the MSI and the ASUS is the amount of storage space and the dedicated graphics?

 

Just to clarify "light" gaming: I meant games that aren't graphics heavy. I'm a pretty casual gamer so do you think spending the extra $80-$100 on a dedicated graphics card is worth it or just save my money? I'm not too worried about the storage space, I have a 1TB external which is more than enough.

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It really depends which games you will be playing with the laptop. The intel GMA HD will have trouble with even some light games.

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