Which laptop?

[Swampyseifer]

Hey guys, been looking at some laptops I can get in my price range and I have it down to 3 (unless you can suggest others)? They're all about the same but each has differing spec slightly and I'm not sure which....


Samsung R780-JS1BUK £999
Operating System - Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium 64Bit
Processor
CPU - Intel® Core™ i5 520M Processor (2.4GHz) with 3MB Cache
Intel® Virtualisation Support - Yes
Intel® 64 Architecture - Yes
Intel® Turbo Boost - Yes
Intel® Hyper-Threading -Yes
Main Chipset - Intel HM55
Memory
System Memory - 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3 1066MHz
Memory Slot - 2 x Slot SODIMM
Display
LCD - 17.3" (1600 x 900 WXGA) Gloss SuperBright© LED Backlit LCD
Graphics
Graphics Processor - nVIDIA GeForce GT 330M
Graphics Memory - 1GB GDDR3
Multimedia
Sound - HD (High Definition) Audio
Sound Feature - Mic Noise Suppression, SRS 3D Sound Effect
Speakers - 4W Stereo Speaker (2W x 2)
Integrated Camera - 1.3 MP Web Camera
Storage
Hard Drive - 640GB SATA 5400RPM
Optical - Blu-ray Read & DVD Multi R/W
4x BD, 5x DVD-RAM, 8x DVD±R, 4x DVD±R DL, 8x DVD+RW, 6x DVD-RW, 24x CD-R/RW, 8x DVD, 24x CD
Communication
Wired LAN (RJ45) - 10/100/1000
Wireless LAN - 802.11b.g/N
Bluetooth - Bluetooth 2.1
I/O Port
VGA - Yes
HDMI - Yes
Headphone-out - Yes
Mic-in - Yes
Internal Mic - Yes
PC Card Bus Slot - PCI Express Card (34 mm)
USB - 4 x USB 2.0 (1x Sleep-and-Charge / eSATA combo)
Multi Card Slot - 3 in 1 Card Reader (SD, SDHC, MMC)
DC-in (Power Port) - Yes
Input
Keyboard Type - Island Keyboard with Numeric Keypad
Touch Pad / Screen - Touch Pad (Scroll Scope, Flat Type) with Gesture Control & Illuminated edge
Security
Recovery - Samsung Recovery Solution 4
Virus - McAfee Virus Scan (Trial Version)
Security - BIOS Boot Up Password / HDD Password
Lock - Kensington Lock Port
Power
AC Adapter - 90 Watt
Battery - 6 Cell Lithium ion (4400mAh)
Physical
Dimension (W x D x H mm) - 411.4 x 272.8 x 32 ~ 39.8mm
Weight, inc battery (kg) - 2.92kg
Warranty - 1 Year FastGuard™ Warranty (Collect & Return)
Software
Installed S/W - Adobe Acrobat Reader, Easy Battery Manager, Easy Display Manger, Easy Network Manager, Easy SpeedUp Manager, Microsoft Office Home & Student 2007 (free 60-day trial), Samsung Support Centre, Samsung Update Plus, Cyberlink DVD Suite



Asus N73JN-TY035V £1099
Intel Core i5-520M (2.4Ghz) Processor
4GB DDR 3 Memory
640GB HDD
17.3"HD+ TFT (1600 x 900, Colour Shine)
Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit)
NVIDIA® GeForce® GT325M Graphics (1GB)
Blu-ray Combo Drive
b/g/n Wireless LAN
Bluetooth 2.1
Azalia compliant audio chip Sound Card
B&O Ice Power Sound
3 x USB 3 Ports
e-SATA/USB2.0 Combo Port
HDMI Port
Card Reader : SD/SDHC/SDXC, MS/MS PRO/MS DUO, MMC
2.0MP Webcam
6 Cell Lithium ION Battery
Up to 4 Hours Battery Life
Dimensions : 391 x 266 x 29-39 mm
Weight 2.7kg
2 Year Collect & Return (Parts & Labour) Warranty

MSI Gaming-GT740 17’ W7HP 4GB 640GB £1099
Processor & Cache - Intel® Core™ i7 Processor
Operating System - Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium
Chipsets - Intel® PM55
System Memory - 4GB DDR3, 2 slots, Max:4 GB
LCD Display - 17" TFT-LCD Display
Graphics & Video Module - nVIDIA Geforce GTS 250M 3D Graphic Card, 1GB DDR3 VRAM
Audio - 4 Speakers + 1 Subwoofer
HDD - 640GB SATA
Optical Drive - Blu-ray drive
Webcam - 2.0M
Card Reader - 4-in-1 Card Reader, XD/SD/MMC/MS
Communication Port - Built-in Gigabit Ethernet LAN and Modem Module
Built-in 802.11b/g/draft n WLAN Card / Bluetooth V2.0+EDR
I/O Port - VGA Output (15-pin, D-Sub) X 1
USB2.0 Port X 3
Mic-in Port X 1
Headphone Output X 1
Modem Port X 1
LAN Port X 1
PCI Express Card X 1
eSATA (USB Combo) X 1
HDMI X 1
Keyboard - 103 keys
AC Adaptor - 120W
Battery Pack & Life - 9 cells
Dimension & Weight -395 x 278 x 33~39.5 mm
3.2KG (W/ Battery)

 

[AMG]

I d say the MSI it has a better cpu and a better GPU

 

[Ollie83]

Have you checked out the msi GX470? It has the i5 430m CPU and the superb HD5870m. The only draw back is the 1680x1050 screen, can be had for £999.

 

[Judgeneo]

Out of those three, personally the samsung

 

[Swampyseifer]

cheers well...from what I found out the MSI one isnt for sale yet plus I cant find anything on their website to say which i7 it is...so thats out and Asus has a lower spec than the samsung, so samsung it will probably be

 

[AMG]

I ll probley go for the asus myself out of all honesty

 

[DanTheMan]

Check out the Toshiba L670-11D. Can be had for less than £800 and has an ATI Radeon 5650 1gb graphics card which is better than any of the graphics on the other laptops.

General
Weight

2.8 kg
Processor
Processor

Intel Core i5 / 2.53 GHz
RAM
Installed Size

4 GB
Storage
Hard Drive

500 GB
Optical Storage
Type

DVD Rewriter (Dual Layer)
Display
Display Type

17.3 in
Max Resolution
1600 x 900
Notebook Camera
Camera Type

Integrated
Operating System / Software
OS Provided

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit)
Manufacturer Warranty
Service & Support

1 year warranty
Video
Video Output / Graphics Processor / Vendor

Radeon HD 5650 1gb