Hi, I'm trying to decide between 2 ASUS laptops. I am also open to other brands/models in the same price range:
ASUS K50AF-X1
http/www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003AM7VQQ/ref=pd_luc_mri?ie=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER
and
ASUS G51VX-RX05
http/www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002RX43RE/ref=pd_luc_mri?ie=UTF8&m=A3TKZKIVCDNOJV
My main concern is that I cannot find a real review of the K50AF. It seems like it should have a slightly better battery life but I can find no info to back it up. From what I can tell, the K50AF has the better CPU but worse GPU.
K50AF-X1 vs G51VX-RX05:
2.3GHz AMD M520 Processor vs Intel Core 2 P7350 2.0GHz
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5145 vs GeForce GTX 260M
Anyone have any experience with either of these, or any other recommendations? If it was a matter of 3 hours battery life with the K50AF vs 2 hours with the G51VX I would probably go for the K50AF, but if it was a smaller difference I don't think I would want to sacrifice the extra GPU power.
1_What is your budget?
< $800
2_What is the size of the notebook that you are considering?
14-16"
4_Do you need a portable or desktop replacement laptop?
somewhere in between
5_How much battery life do you need?
More is better.
6_Do you want to play games with your laptop? If so then please list the games that you want to with the settings that you want for these games. (Low,Medium or High)?
Not my primary use but I do play occasionally.
13_What country do you live in?
USA
ASUS K50AF-X1
http/www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003AM7VQQ/ref=pd_luc_mri?ie=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER
and
ASUS G51VX-RX05
http/www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002RX43RE/ref=pd_luc_mri?ie=UTF8&m=A3TKZKIVCDNOJV
My main concern is that I cannot find a real review of the K50AF. It seems like it should have a slightly better battery life but I can find no info to back it up. From what I can tell, the K50AF has the better CPU but worse GPU.
K50AF-X1 vs G51VX-RX05:
2.3GHz AMD M520 Processor vs Intel Core 2 P7350 2.0GHz
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5145 vs GeForce GTX 260M
Anyone have any experience with either of these, or any other recommendations? If it was a matter of 3 hours battery life with the K50AF vs 2 hours with the G51VX I would probably go for the K50AF, but if it was a smaller difference I don't think I would want to sacrifice the extra GPU power.
1_What is your budget?
< $800
2_What is the size of the notebook that you are considering?
14-16"
4_Do you need a portable or desktop replacement laptop?
somewhere in between
5_How much battery life do you need?
More is better.
6_Do you want to play games with your laptop? If so then please list the games that you want to with the settings that you want for these games. (Low,Medium or High)?
Not my primary use but I do play occasionally.
13_What country do you live in?
USA