I am struggling to pick between the above laptops. More from a long term issue than spec differences. My main requirement is a laptop that can take upto 32gb ram for running vms etc but can also play the occasional game (nothing too demanding as i have my ps4 for that).
I can find various flavours of the asus and msi to suit my needs and would prefer the asus based on its cooling and quietness but am concerned about what would happen if the cpu or gpu developed a fault outside of warranty. As i understand it the msi has more components that can be changed but the asus cpu/gpu is soldered meaning a complete new unit or hefty repair bill.
Any thoughts?
I can find various flavours of the asus and msi to suit my needs and would prefer the asus based on its cooling and quietness but am concerned about what would happen if the cpu or gpu developed a fault outside of warranty. As i understand it the msi has more components that can be changed but the asus cpu/gpu is soldered meaning a complete new unit or hefty repair bill.
Any thoughts?