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New is always better. But you can get very good deals with Refurbished laptops. They usually come with 90 days of manufacturer warranty, So you can return it if you find any issue with the laptop. I never tried a used computer so I can't say anything. But basically, It depends on the deal!! BTW...

Based on customers reviews for both products, The Toshiba Satellite battery life is about 4-4.5hours while the ASUS VivoBook is 3.5-4hours. Not a major difference. BTW, ASUS are known for their good support. I think you should go with the ASUS VivoBook.

It really depends on your needs. The ASUS VivoBook has a way better hyperthreaded CPU, But it consumes more power. It also supports up to 32GB of RAM while the Toshiba Satellite supports only 8GB of maximum RAM. The Toshiba Satellite has a faster DDR3 RAM clocked at 1600MHZ while the VivoBook...

It's a killer gaming laptop. I would also recommend adding a SSD drive as your main hard drive.

Retina displays are only available in Macs. With that budget you can pick a Macbook Pro 15'' with Retina display. Photoshop is compatible with Mac OS X so that wouldn't be an issue.

With these interests even a low-end Core i3 laptop would be good enough. Just pick the cheaper one.

Update: I've upgraded to i5-560M and I can really feel the difference.

Hello, I have a HP Pavilion dv6-3010ej with Core i3 350M, And I am interested in upgrading the CPU. Is it possible to upgrade the CPU on this model? A friend of mine told me that some laptops have the CPU soldered to the motherboard! If the upgrade is possible, What are the options I have? I...