Laptop

[hbk123]

Hi

What do you guys think are better, the XPS 15, Inspiron N5110 15R or the Asus K53SJ. Looking for a laptop for uni and a bit of gaming. The specs are as follow:
XPS 15:
General Information
Processor Intel® Core™ i5-2410M Processor
- 2.3 GHz (up to 2.9 GHz with Turbo Boost)
- 3 MB Smart Cache
- Dual Core
Operating System Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium
RAM 4GB DDR3
Graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GT 525M
- 1GB dedicated VRAM
Screen type Widescreen LCD
Screen resolution - WXGA
- 1366 x 768
Screen size 15.6"
Screen features 16:9 aspect ratio
LED backlighting
Hard drive 640 GB SATA 7200rpm
Optical disk drive DVD writer combo drive
Memory card reader 9-in-1 memory card reader
USB 2 USB ports
FireWire No
WiFi 802.11 a/g/n WiFi
Bluetooth NO

Video interface HDMI
Audio interface Headphone port
TV output HDMI
Extension card slot No
Sound Built-in speakers
Webcam 2.0 megapixels
Battery - Lithium-ion battery (6-cell)
- up to 5 hours 14 minutes of battery life
Accessories included Power cable, AC adapter, battery, documentation
Software included windows 7
Size 381 x 265.4 x 32.2 - 28.2 mm (W x D x H)
Weight 2.76 kg
Price £515 (Refurb)

Inspiron 15R:
OS: Windows 7 Home Premium 64Bit (Licensed with COA)
Other Software: Office 2010 Starter
CPU Type: Intel Core i7 cpu 2630QMQuad Core (8 Threads)
Hard Drive Capacity: 640GB
RAM: 4.0GB
Optical Drive: DVD +/- RW
Video NVIDIA 525GT 1GB Memory (Dedicated)
LCD Max Resolution: 1366 x 768
Screen Size: 15.6" True-life LED Backlit
Display Technology: HD
Bluetooth: Yes
WiFi Enabled: Yes B/G & Wireless 'N' (Upto 300MBPS)
Card Reader: Multi Card Reader
Webcam: Yes
HDMI: Yes
eSATA: Yes
USB: Yes (USB 3.0)
Price £595 (refurb)

Asus K53SJ
Processor Intel Core i7-2630
Operating System Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
Memory 4GB DDR3 SDRAM
Storage 500GB HDD 5400rpm
Graphics NVIDIA GeForce GT 520M (Nvidia Optimus Technology)
Optical Drive DVD-Writer
Display 15.6 LED-backlit TFT LCD diplay (1366x768)
Ethernet LAN 10/100/1000 Mbps
Wireless LAN 802.11b/g/n
Camera 1.3 megapixel HD webcam
Ports •3 x USB 2.0 ports
•1 x HDMI port
•External display (VGA) port
•Headphone/Speaker Jack
•Microphone-in jack
•1 x RJ-45

Audio Altec Lansing Speakers
Keyboard Yes
Pointing Device TouchPad

Battery 6 cell Lithium ion
Battery Life 4.50 Hours
Dimensions (W x H x D) 382 x 33.20 x 253 mm
Weight 2.6 Kg
Price: £599.99

Budget is £600, Cant go a penny over.

 

[hbk123]

Also would you recommend going for an i5 2410M rather then the i7 2630QM?

 

[deusexlumina]

The new xps range is very nice indeed. I've had to take an xps17 apart at work because of liquid damage and can say they are very smart/well assembled. That being said asus make good machines too, but it seems quite pricey.

Out of those three i'd recommend the xps. However are you definitely sure you want to limit yourself to those three?

Bear in mind portability is an issue at that screen size, and battery life wont be ground breaking on any of them. Also remember you qualify for the higher education discount from apple. (You may not want a mac, but i thought i'd mention it incase they had been dismissed for being out of budget).

Also, what about a netbook+desktop? Then you have one machine for battery life+uni work, and a machine to get some gaming done on. it will likely end up over budget, but its food for thought.