Out of these 14" laptops

[onlyjjp]

Hello,
I have decided to go with a 14" as it's a practical way for me to carry to work and also game with at home.
These are the three I have narrowed it down to:
1) http/shop.lenovo.com/SEUILibrary/controller/e/web/LenovoPortal/en_US/catalog.workflow:item.detail?GroupID=457&Code=09933JU&category-id=0F9E19F03A401BCD9A011DBACE824526
2) http/shop.lenovo.com/SEUILibrary/controller/e/web/LenovoPortal/en_US/catalog.workflow:item.detail?GroupID=457&Code=209388U&category-id=C7563337D3E07CC4B84607F2E57AE7FD
3) http/www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834215392

They are all similar in terms of price. The main reason for this laptop would be for playing WoW and I would like to know which one would handle gaming performance the best, or if you could rank them in order. Thanks!

 

[Pyree]

Y480

 

[tehSteve]

1st.-Y480
2nd.-U400
3rd.- Acer Aspire

 

[onlyjjp]

Isn't the graphics card of the U400(AMD Radeon HD 6470M 1GB) much worse than the TimelineU M5's (NVIDIA GeForce GT 640M LE)? I also thought that the added SSD on the TimelineU M5 would be better. I'm new to this, so please correct me if I'm wrong.

 

[Pyree]

Yes, the GT 640m LE is much better than the 6470m.
Yes, the 20GB SSD is better than no HDD, but the Lenovo Y480 has a standard voltage quad core i7 with higher clock which will give you a lot more CPU performance in both single thread and heavy threaded application. Replacing the HDD with an SSD or hybrid drive is much easier than replacing a CPU (if it is possible). Unless you need a low voltage CPU for battery life, there is no reason to get a much slow i5 instead of a much faster i7. And that too can be solved by having extra stick of battery.