$600-750 Laptop Suggestions

[chensey13]

I am looking for a laptop between $600-$750, 15-17 inches with 1600x900 or 1920x1080 resolution (touch not all that important), that will mostly be used for entertainment purposes (movies/web video streams) and light gaming (LoL, HotS, SC2 on low/medium) and a bit of programming. I live in the US. I'm mostly looking for something that will last a few years and is a good value.

MSI GP Series GP60 Leopard-472 - $760

15.6'' 1920x1080
Intel Core i7 4710HQ (2.50GHz)
NVIDIA GeForce GT 840M 2GB
8 GB Ram

Lenovo U530 - $750

15.6'' 1920x1080
Intel Core i7-4510U (2.00GHz 1600 MHz 4MB)
NVIDIA Geforce GT 730M N14M-GS DDR3 2GB
8 GB Ram

Dell Inspiron 17R - $599

17.0'' 1600x900
Intel Core i7-4500U (4M Cache, up to 3.0 GHz....I think 1.8 GHz base)
Intel HD Graphics 4400
8 GB Ram

I could probably get away my gaming needs on the cheaper dell, but do you guys think the $150 price difference would be worth the better processor, resolution and dedicated graphics?

Are there any alternatives out there that you would suggest as a better deal or does the MSI seem like the way to go?

Thanks for your suggestions!

 

[dasulman]

acer v5 572g.
there's an 850M version, that's your best bet.

 

[chensey13]

acer v5 572g.
there's an 850M version, that's your best bet.

I'm struggling to find one online. Any ideas where to look?

 

[dasulman]

it should have been on amazon, just check "acer 850M"

 

[chensey13]

it should have been on amazon, just check "acer 850M"

Hmm, no luck. I see a V3 for around $850, although I don't think I do enough gaming to justify the price bump here.

 

[dasulman]

in that case the GP60 is the best option for you.