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    980M over 970M, worth it?

    980M gives you about a 30% improved performance over 970M. (See benchmarks here: http://www.notebookcheck.net/NVIDIA-GeForce-GTX-980M.126692.0.html) As for FPS at 1080p, 980M will allow you to play on ultra settings with decent FPS. 970M can still get you 40-50 fps at ultra settings. See...
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    Which one is better laptop when the price is same.

    Toshiba one seems to have a better CPU and graphics, but the specs on the ones at the shop may differ. What price is the shop selling at? Don't let them rush you to make a decision. It often ends badly.
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    Pavilion DV6 Battery

    The 4400 mAh one will be the standard size for your laptop. The 6600 mAh one will protrude slightly from the back, weigh more, but gives you about 1.5 times as much power. Buy whichever you prefer. Power capacity will not affect the life span of your battery. What aftermarket charger are you...
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    Laptop for Rome Total War 2.

    For faster loading times getting a SSD will definitely help a lot. You can always replace the optical drive bay with a HDD+Caddy in the future for more space (if you have no other HDD slots). At your price range you can actually get some pretty decent gaming laptops with at least a GTX 860M...
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    Laptop for Rome Total War 2.

    For faster loading times getting a SSD will definitely help a lot. You can always replace the optical drive bay with a HDD+Caddy in the future for more space (if you have no other HDD slots). At your price range you can actually get some pretty decent gaming laptops with at least a GTX 860M...
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    Intel V AMD

    Not all benchmarks are equal too. Which benchmark is most accurate depends on what you are using your laptop for--gaming, video editing or whatnot.
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    Laptop Getting Slow - Hardware Replacement Suggestions

    There are a couple of things you could do. 1) Get a 128gb SSD and put your OS and frequently used programs on it. (Or a bigger SSD if you have the budget for it) 2) Put your HDD on a optical drive bay HDD caddy and turn your optical drive bay into a HDD solution. (Gotta make sure your caddy...
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    Laptop for Rome Total War 2.

    Not really sure what gaming laptops will suit your price range but here are generally some things you might want to consider. Will you be playing RTW primarily in single-player or multi-player? If playing the campaign in single-player you definitely want a good CPU so you won't have to wait...