Gigabyte p55 vs GIGABYTE P35Wv3-CF2

[akmoney97]

I am deciding between the two for a gaming laptop which i want to use for college. Im a computer engineer major so i need a dedicated gpu and a quad core processor. Here are the specs of the two laptops

GIGABYTE P55W-BW1
- FREE! – Mystery Gift (With purchases of $800.00 or More)
- No Fourth Of July Special
- 40% Off - Regular Size Notebook Cooler - Large 160mm Blue LED Fan - USB Powered (For up to 15" Laptops) [Was: $59.00]
- No Fourth Of July Special
- No Fourth Of July Special
- FREE! – FEDEX Ground SHIPPING (Use Coupon Code "FREESHIP" in Checkout) [U.S. Lower 48 ONLY / Restrictions Apply]
- 15.6” FHD (16:9) Anti-Glare Matte-Type IPS Screen (1920x1080)
- Standard No Dead Pixel Policy
- NO Professional Monitor Color Calibration
- 5th Generation Intel® Broadwell™ i7-5700HQ (2.7GHz - 3.5GHz, 6MB Intel® Smart Cache)
- - IC Diamond Thermal Compound - CPU + GPU
- NVIDIA® GeForce™ GTX 970M (3.0GB) GDDR5 PCI-Express DX11 (Maxwell) w/ Optimus™ Technology
- No Video Adapter
- No External Mobile Display
- 16GB DDR3 1600MHz [SKU-824PX] (Kingston HyperX CL9 Dual Channel Memory (2x8GB SODIMMS))
- Standard Laptop Finish
- No Laptop Laser-Sketch™
- No Custom Laptop Painting
- No Custom Laptop Painting
- Flame Red Backlit Keyboard Modification (XPC Service)
- mSATA Option: Operating System Installed [Default] w/ mSATA(s) selected below
- 128GB Solid State Drive mSATA - Stock
- No mSATA SSD Drive
- 1TB 7200RPM (SATA III - 6GB/s) - Default (SKU - HDD025)
- HDD Raid Settings - OFF
- Slim - 8x Super Multi DVDRW/CDRW Combo Drive (Dual Layer w/ Software) (SKU - ODD046)
- No Back Up Hard Drive
- NO External USB Optical Drive
- Bluetooth Included *With select wireless cards only* (See “Wireless Network” Section Below)
- Built-in 802.11 Wireless B/G/N - Stock Wireless Card + Bluetooth (SKU - WIFI18)
- No Network Accessory
- Internal SD Only Card Reader
- Built in 1.3Megapixel Camera
- No TV Tuner
- Sound Blaster Compatible 3D Audio - Included
- No Carrying Case
- No Car Adapter
- No Spare AC Adapter
- Standard US Power Cord
- No Dock/Hub/Adapter
- No Fingerprint Reader
- No Headset
- No External Keyboard
- No External Mouse
- No Notebook Cooler
- No Thanks, Please do not Overclock my system
- No Operating System Redline Boost
- WINDOWS 8.1 - 64-Bit (Pre-Installed)
- Keep factory installed operating system
- No thanks, do not create backup recovery DVD's
- No Antivirus Essentials Software Bundle
- No Back Up Software
- No Unlimited GB Cloud Backup
- No Office Software
- No Software Bundle
- No Global Anti-Theft Protection (Options below require an operating system)
- None
- 2 Year GIGABYTE Warranty (SKU - WTY011)
- No Certificate & Binder
- * 24/7 LIFETIME U.S. based technical support
* Extreme QA testing by dedicated technicians
* 24-72 Hour stress testing and benchmarking to ensure top performance and stability
- Standard Production Time
- No Outside of US Shipping Coverage
- No thanks, standard double boxed packaging is okay with my order
- No XOTIC PC Gear
- No XOTIC PC / LOOT CRATE

GIGABYTE P35Wv3-CF2
- FREE! – FEDEX Ground SHIPPING (Use Coupon Code "FREESHIP" in Checkout) [U.S. Lower 48 ONLY / Restrictions Apply]
- 15.6” FHD 16:9 LED Backlit Wide screen (1920x1080) Anti-Glare Matte Type Screen
- Standard No Dead Pixel Policy
- NO Professional Monitor Color Calibration
- 4th Generation Intel® Haswell Core™ i7-4710HQ (2.5GHz - 3.5GHz, 6MB Intel® Smart Cache)
- IC Diamond Thermal Compound - CPU + GPU (Cools better than all Compounds) (XPC Service)
- NVIDIA® GeForce™ GTX 970M (6.0GB) GDDR5 PCI-Express DX11 (Maxwell) w/ Optimus™ Technology
- No Video Adapter
- No External Mobile Display
- 16GB DDR3 1600MHz [SKU-824PX] (Kingston HyperX CL9 Dual Channel Memory (2x8GB SODIMMS))
- Standard Laptop Finish
- No Laptop Laser-Sketch™
- No Custom Laptop Painting
- No Custom Laptop Painting
- Flame Red Backlit Keyboard Modification (XPC Service)
- mSATA Option: Operating System Installed [Default] w/ mSATA(s) selected below
- 128GB Solid State Drive mSATA - Stock
- No mSATA SSD Drive
- 1TB 7200RPM (SATA III - 6GB/s) - Default (SKU - HDD025)
- HDD Raid Settings - OFF
- Slim Swappable - 6x Blu-Ray Burner + 8x Super Multi DVDRW/CDRW Combo Drive (swap with 2nd HDD bay / included in box)
- No Back Up Hard Drive
- NO External USB Optical Drive
- Bluetooth Included *With select wireless cards only* (See “Wireless Network” Section Below)
- Intel® Dual Band AC 7260 802.11 A/AC/B/G/N 2.4/5.0GHz + Bluetooth 4.0 | Up to 300/867Mbps (2x2) (SKU - WIFI24)
- No Network Accessory
- Internal SD Only Card Reader
- Built in 1.3Megapixel Camera
- No TV Tuner
- Sound Blaster Compatible 3D Audio - Included
- No Carrying Case
- NO Spare Battery
- No Car Adapter
- No Spare AC Adapter
- Standard US Power Cord
- No Dock/Hub/Adapter
- No Fingerprint Reader
- No Headset
- No External Keyboard
- No External Mouse
- No Notebook Cooler
- No Thanks, Please do not Overclock my system
- No Operating System Redline Boost
- WINDOWS 8.1 - 64-Bit (Pre-Installed)
- Keep factory installed operating system
- No thanks, do not create backup recovery DVD's
- No Antivirus Essentials Software Bundle
- No Back Up Software
- No Unlimited GB Cloud Backup
- No Office Software
- No Software Bundle
- No Global Anti-Theft Protection (Options below require an operating system)
- None
- 2 Year GIGABYTE Warranty (SKU - WTY011)
- No Certificate & Binder
- * 24/7 LIFETIME U.S. based technical support
* Extreme QA testing by dedicated technicians
* 24-72 Hour stress testing and benchmarking to ensure top performance and stability
- Standard Production Time
- No Outside of US Shipping Coverage
- No thanks, standard double boxed packaging is okay with my order
- No XOTIC PC Gear
- No XOTIC PC / LOOT CRATE

THe p55 is a bit bigger in size, and is also 150$ cheaper. Anyone know any reviews for the two laptops

 

[CRITICALThinker]

I have been eyeing the P55 as well, hopefully the 965M version is a bit more budget friendly. be prepared to bring a mouse to use with the laptop though; the touchpad is a bit subpar from what I have read.

The P55 has a newer processor that will hopefully get better battery life, but there are no reviews on this system yet.

The P35 is an older design that has been around for three iterations. it is very loud under load, and throttles under load, but it is still the thinnest notebook of that power level. it also has a 6GB 970
http/www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gigabyte-p35x-v3-gaming-notebook,4040.html

Another option to look at would be the MSI GE62 Apache Pro.

 

[akmoney97]

I have been eyeing the P55 as well, hopefully the 965M version is a bit more budget friendly. be prepared to bring a mouse to use with the laptop though; the touchpad is a bit subpar from what I have read.

The P55 has a newer processor that will hopefully get better battery life, but there are no reviews on this system yet.

The P35 is an older design that has been around for three iterations. it is very loud under load, and throttles under load, but it is still the thinnest notebook of that power level. it also has a 6GB 970
http/www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gigabyte-p35x-v3-gaming-notebook,4040.html

Another option top look at would be the MSI GE62 Apache Pro.

Any MSI GE series has filmsy plastic case from what i heard. I was told only to go with GS series if i choose to go with MSI.