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Torn between three laptops!

RabidVolcano

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May 24, 2013
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Hello everyone! This is my first time asking a question on Tom's Hardware so forgive me if I mess this up lol. Ok here is my dilemma: I am looking at these three laptops: http://www.microcenter.com/product/403254/ProBook_4540s_156_Laptop_Computer_-_Brushed_Aluminum#tab-specs
http://www.microcenter.com/product/408573/Inspiron_15R_Special_Edition_156_Laptop_Computer_-_Stealth_Black
http://www.microcenter.com/product/409207/Aspire_V3-551G-X419_156_Laptop_Computer_-_Midnight_Black
and I cant figure out which one is better because they each have a different cpu and a different gpu and I don't want to forget that there is a different screen res for the dell and will that make that much of a difference. So here is my question with everything taken into consideration which one is the better laptop for gaming which I love to do(eg. Black Ops 2 and Crysis 3 and Civ 5)? Thank you all in advance and I can't wait for the help.
 
Well for me personally I wouldn't go with dell mainly because every laptop i or a family member have owned from them had some problem, but that's just my opinion.
 
None of them are going to game particularly well without graphics turned way down but the Dell is the most powerful of the three if that's what you can spend.
 


What do you mean by turning the graphics way down?
 

True and I love the price