best laptop for gaming design student

[hazeleyedgirl]

looking to purchase a laptop for a freshman gaming design student. what do you think of this one for $759. warranty has me a little worried as it is only for spills and screen, not operating system, 3 years for 149. school is recommending window 7 as opposed to 8 which is a little harder to find.

Asus K55A-XH71 15.6" LED Notebook - Intel Core i7 i7-3630QM 2.40 GHz - Mocha
Cache 6 MB
64 bit architecture

thanks.

 

[Tradesman1]

Good choice, the Asus laptop is a nice one, think you'll be happy with it

 

[hazeleyedgirl]

thank you. as it turns out the store lied and promised to ship but then it was on back order. as he was leaving for school tomorrow I went last night and bought an HP probook 4530s, which was slightly cheaper at $679 but the extended warranty more costly at $199.00. I am hoping this was a good purchase. these are the specs on that laptop:
Intel Core i7-2670QM
Microsoft Windows 7 Professional (64-bit)
4GB DDR3-1333 RAM
500GB 7,200RPM Hard Drive
AMD Radeon HD 6490M
SuperMulti DVDRW Drive
Media Card Reader
10/100/1000 Network
Atheros 802.11b/g/n Wireless
Bluetooth 3.0+HS Combo
15.6" Widescreen Display

Opinions on this one please?

 

[IInuyasha74]

Honestly if it isn't too late I think you should take it back for a refund. For $530 on Newegg you can get this laptop with a quad core AMD and an 8750M graphics that will be far far superior.

 

[IInuyasha74]

http/www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834314119&RandomID=730312411219615120130819151013

 

[hazeleyedgirl]

thanks. it probably is too late for me as he started using it last night. but in any case, the school is requiring windows 7 and I had a little trouble as the model you recommended and most in the stores have gone to windows 8 already. but thank you.