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    Which laptop to get of these 3?

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by Laptops95, Aug 8, 2013.

  1. Laptops95

    Laptops95 Notebook Enthusiast

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    ASUS N550JV-CN201H
    ASUS Zenbook UX51VZ-DH71
    Samsung NP900X4C-A03CA

    I'm really stumped, the laptop will be used for VERY light gaming, and some light AutoCAD, apart from that it will be mostly used for school work at university.
     
    Laptops95, Aug 8, 2013
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    c_man Notebook Evangelist

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    Are you from Germany?

    Samsung should have the best battery time. Gaming on HD 4000 is not that great, but I'm not sure what "VERY light" means.

    Both Asus should last about the same.

    While Samsung NP900X4C-A03CA and ASUS Zenbook UX51VZ-DH71 are both ultrabooks, ASUS N550JV-CN201H is an entertaiment unit with the latest tech right now and with Blu-ray player, but without a SSD. It might also be too heavy to carry around at ~ 2.7kg, while Samsung stops at ~ 1.7kg - no dedicated GPU, no ODD and ASUS Zenbook UX51VZ-DH71 at 2.1kg - quite heavy but has a dedicated GPU and no ODD.

    To sum things

    ASUS N550JV-CN201H

    +latest tech
    +ODD blu-ray
    +most powerfull GPU
    +great overall performance
    +pretty sure it's the cheapest option here
    ~decent battery time, should be on par with ASUS Zenbook UX51VZ-DH71
    -heavier than both

    Samsung NP900X4C-A03CA

    +big SSD (should be Samsung also and that is a BIG plus)
    +very light
    +very good battery life (should be at least 50% or more better)
    ~only 1600 x 900
    -lowest GPU performance
    -poor CPU performance when compared to ASUS N550JV-CN201H

    I do not see ASUS Zenbook UX51VZ-DH71 as an option here. Is in the middle, but has nothing special to me.
     
    c_man, Aug 8, 2013
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