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Dell 17r SE or Lenovo y500

DrakeWill

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Aug 1, 2013
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Dell 17r SE specs :

1)3rd Generation Intel® Core™ i7-3630QM processor (6M Cache, up to 3.4 GHz

2)8GB 2 DIMM (4GB x2) DDR3 1600Mhz

3)NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M GDDR5 2GB (for Intel® Core™ i7 processor 45W CPU)

4)17.3" FHD WLED Anti-Glare (1920x1080)

5)Up to 1000GB5 SATA hard drive (5400RPM)





Lenovo y500 specs :

Intel® Core™ i7 - 3632QM processor, 8 GB RAM, 39.6 cm (15.6", 1366x768) screen size, 1 TB HDD(5400rpm ), Nvidia GT750 N14P-GT1 GDDR5 2GB Graphics, Win 8 operating system


I want it for gaming (casual).

I've heard that 1366x768 makes game HUD look bigger and irritating. Is it true ?

Also is there much performance difference between 650m an 750m ?

Please help me in deciding between these two .



 


Lenovo Y510p ... dont go for old models.

http://shop.lenovo.com/us/en/laptops/ideapad/y-series/y510p/index.html
 
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