Help me decide what laptop go get!

[Centurion]

Hello everyone,im new to this forum,but i was wondering if you can help me decide what laptop i should get.I have 2 in mind ,both of them are in a close price range,and i wanna use the laptop mostly for gaming,multimedia and surfing the net.So here they are:

1. Acer Aspire AS7551G-6477
specs:
Processor:AMD Phenom II Triple-Core N850 2.2GHz,CPU L2 Cache: 1.5MB,AMD M880G Chipset
Display:Screen Size: 17.3",Resolution: 1600 x 900,LED backlight & Acer CineCrystal Technology
Graphics:ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5650,Video Memory: 1GB DDR3 VRAM
Hard Drive:500GB HDD 5400rpm RPM,HDD Interface: SATA
Memory:4GB DDR3 1066Mhz,Memory Spec: 2GB x 2
Optical Drive:8X DVD-Super Multi Double-Layer Drive
Power:6-Cell Lithium-Ion Battery (4400 mAh),Battery Life: up to 2.7 hours

2. HP ProBook 4520s
specs:
Processor:Intel® Core™ i5-480M (2.66 GHz, 3 MB L3 cache)
Display:15.6" diagonal LED-backlit HD Anti-Glare 1366 x 768
Graphics:ATI Mobility Radeon HD 6370 with 1 GB dedicated video memory
Hard Drive:640 GB 5400 rpm SATA II
Memory:4 GB 1066 MHz DDR3 SDRAM
Optical driveVD+/-RW SuperMulti DL LightScribe
Power:6-cell (47 WHr) Lithium-Ion Battery ,Battery life:Up to 5h,Operating temperature range:5 to 35° C

So out of these 2 laptops,which one do you think is the better one to get??
Regards,Centurion

 

[pulkitpopli2004]

HP ProBook 4520s undoubtedly..

 

[himangshu]

Go with Pulkit's Suggestion.

 

[Centurion]

Tnx for the respond guys,i was thinking the same about the probook,it has a better cpu,more HDD space,better battery,but the only thing that bugs me is the graphic card.I've read somewhere that HD 5650 its one of the best gpu's in laptops at the moment,and as i've mentioned before im going to use it for gaming mostly, i'm still kinda in doubt whether the HD 6370 can give the same performance as the 5650.What do you think??

 

[pauldmps]

The HD 6370 is a very low performance card. It won't run the latest games even in medium settings. Forget playing GTA IV or such demanding games. The HD 5650 is way better at gaming.

Also HPs after sales service & battery life sucks.

Can you specify your budget so that I can specify a better laptop than these ?

 

[Centurion]

My budget is around 600euros or 840$ (im from Europe).
So any recommendation is highly appreciated.

 

[pauldmps]

I presumed that you're in India. So I said that HPs service sucks (In India). It maybe better there.

Anyways, those models are poor VFM.

Does Amazon or Newegg ship in your country ? Then you can get some sweet deals.

You should look for ATI HD 5650 & HD 5730 based laptops with core i5 if you're into gaming.

The Lenovo Y560 has 1GB HD 5730 which is one of the best GPUs available in the market right now.

See this: Newegg.com - lenovo IdeaPad Y560 (0646-5LU) NoteBook Intel Core i5 480M(2.66GHz) 15.6" 4GB Memory DDR3 1066 500GB HDD 5400rpm DVD±R/RW ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5730

Amazon.com: Lenovo Ideapad Y560 06465LU 15.6-Inch Laptop (Black): Computer & Accessories

I won't recommend the i7-based model because they don't have switchable graphics and hence have poor battery life.

Also there is a Sony Vaio EB series model which has 1 GB HD 5650 around the same budget.


Also since you're in Europe, you can get hold of Intel Sandy-bridge processor based laptop very soon (by the end of this month).

In that case I'll recommend that you wait.