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    opinions on buying laptops

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by Student001, Jun 22, 2010.

  1. Student001

    Student001 Newbie

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    I'm new to buying laptops, and I've narrowed it down to two choices.

    ASUS K52JC-X1
    Newegg.com - ASUS K52 Series K52JC-X1 NoteBook Intel Core i5 430M(2.26GHz) 15.6" 4GB Memory DDR3 1066 500GB HDD 5400rpm DVD Super Multi NVIDIA GeForce 310M

    and

    ASUS U30JC-A1
    Newegg.com - ASUS U30JC-A1 NoteBook Intel Core i3 350M(2.26GHz) 13.3" 4GB Memory DDR3 1066 320GB HDD 5400rpm DVD Super Multi NVIDIA GeForce 310M

    I would be using my laptop for moderate gaming on older games like COD4 (high details, I would hope), and I would also be using it for schoolwork on occasion. It would have to be fairly portable, with a decent battery.

    Opinions?
     
    Student001, Jun 22, 2010
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  2. IKAS V

    IKAS V Notebook Prophet

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    Performance for games will more or less be the same with the edge going to the K52 for the better CPU.
    It come down to portability.
    FYI you can get the same U30JC from GenTechPC for like $50 less.
    Personaly I would get the smaller laptop
     
    IKAS V, Jun 22, 2010
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