I am buying X505-Q894 or Q896, I need help

I decided to go with the Qosmio X505-Q894 or Q896.
The cheapest I could find for the Q894 is $1359.69
The cheapest I could find for the Q896 is $1414.53

Is there any website offering any cheaper for either of these two?
Do games perform better on the 94 or 96? I heard that the 96 may
have a hard time running heavy games such as crysis compared to
the 94 because of resolution.

 

896 (1920x1080) vs 894 (1680x945)

The computing/graphics capabilities are exactly the same for both computers. Since the 96 has a higher native resolution (1920x1080), it can play games at a higher resolution; higher resolution can lead to lower fps.

Thus, chose a resolution that is the same as the 94 (1680x945). (games let you decide your resolution; you can select the same resolution as the 94 and the 96 will perform the same).

As far as the price, both prices you stated are pretty cheap.

 

Thanks alex, I guess I will go with the 96. But do you or anyone know if the Q896 price will go down due to new models that is installed with i7 Sandy Bridge?

 

The 89X series prices probably will go down. Also, the Sandy Bridge (gen. 2) Qosmios are already coming out (some stores are already selling them) and they have a higher price tag than their current i5/i7 (gen. 1) counter parts.

 

If possible, you should only play at the native resolution. Otherwise the image will become a little bit blurred. I haven't seen any benchmarks, but I would be surprised if the difference in performance between the Q896 and the Q894 is very noticeable. At those prices, I'd probably go with the Q896, but I also use my Qosmio to work. If you are going to use it only for gaming, I guess the Q894 will perform a little bit better, so it might be a better choice.

ED: I am afraid prices are rather unpredictable. When the current generation of Qosmios with Geforce 460 replaced the 360 ones, the prices of the 360s remained pretty much the same. I have the impression that sales occur before the launch of the new models, not afterwards, but I might be wrong.

 

i agree, the sales are more than likly going to be before the release of the newer generation verses afterwardes, i also agree, the prices of the older x500/x505 models have remained the same. so to me i doubt the prices are going to drop much if any, its just going to come down to your buy in price, either you are going to get a newer generation or a slightly older generation for hundreds more.

only problem on that is who knows how long the sandybridge is going to be out before another model comes out with upgrades

 

The price here in Norway on my model have raised in some stores....to almost massive 3340 USD....sick

 

with 945p you will get ~20-25% more fps.
460m gtx isn't enough for 1080p (imo)