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Best gaming laptop of these three

mdocvar

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Jan 28, 2013
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Hello,
I would like to buy a laptop and have found 3 laptops fitting my specs and budget.
Firstly, my preferences are:
i5(2nd or 3rd gen), 4GB ram, 1TB , 2GB graphics.
I use it for gaming (low or medium settings ok), photoshop, low level video editing, autocad.
These are models:
ASUS K53SM SX010D
HP Pavilion G6 2313
Samsung NP350V5C

Here is the comparision (iam an Indian. rs40000=$800)
www.flipkart.com/computers/compare?ids=COMDH93QMXNH7U2W,COMDC8CNUYXZVZEZ,COMD7VPKTSFNFZWM
 
The 7670m is better as well as the i5. The samsung also comes with windows 7 while the others don't. 2Gb graphics is just a gimmick at this low end, it will not improve performance over 1gb.
 
Just throwing out there, the i5 is a bad pick - it's an i3 that's clocked 200 MHz higher and $200 more.

You're dealing with mobile parts, so keep in mind that the only way to get a quad-core CPU is to get an i7 that ends with "QM" - otherwise an i3 or an i7 is the way to go; the i5 is a waste, unfortunately.
 
Always go with the best GPU then CPU second. If you want a descent gaming laptop, get a i7 and a nvidia 650m or AMD 7000 series based GPU nothing less. With a SSD. Samsung gamers series, Asus G75, or Alienware M14x to name a few.