Trying to decide between two computers for light gaming like SC2 and everyday u

[slywar]

Hello, its between

HP Pavilion dv6t-7000 Select Edition Entertainment Notebook PC
C0L25AV
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
3rd generation Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-3210M Processor (2.5 GHz with Turbo Boost up to 3.1 GHz)
NVIDIA(R) GeForce(R) GT 630M Graphics with 1GB of dedicated video memory
8GB DDR3 System Memory (2 Dimm)
Microsoft(R) Office Starter: reduced-functionality Word/Excel(R) only, No PowerPoint(R)/Outlook(R)
750GB 7200 rpm Hybrid Hard Drive with HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection
NO mSSD Hard Drive Acceleration Cache
No additional security software
6 Cell Lithium Ion Battery
15.6-inch diagonal HD BrightView LED-backlit Display (1366x768)
SuperMulti 8X DVD+/-R/RW with Double Layer Support
HP TrueVision HD Webcam
Intel 802.11b/g/n WLAN and Bluetooth(R)
Backlit Keyboard with numeric keypad

$816.10

VAIO E Series 14P Custom Laptop

750GB (7200rpm) hard drive
8GB (8GB x1) DDR3-1600MHz
CD/DVD player / burner
Black with Burgundy Red
Standard lithium-ion battery (5300mAh)
AMD Radeon™ HD 7670M (1GB) hybrid graphics
3rd gen Intel® Core™ i5-3210M processor (2.50GHz / 3.10GHz with Turbo Boost)
Windows 8 64-bit
14" LED backlit touch display (1600 x 900)
$835.66

 

[gregaaron89]

They're pretty similar in specs. Honestly it comes down to the OS and the display

The first has Windows 7 and a larger display
The second has Windows 8 and a smaller display (but higher resolution). Also it's a touchscreen. If you're interested in those features then the second one would be better, if you want to stick with Windows 7 and you don't care about touch, get the first one.

 

[azathoth]

The Y580 has much more powerful specifications for the same price.

http/shop.lenovo.com/SEUILibrary/controller/e/web/LenovoPortal/en_US/catalog.workflow:category.details?current-catalog-id=12F0696583E04D86B9B79B0FEC01C087&current-category-id=AC523278A4F13F27A84F5F5622D1AC7A&action=init

Quad core Ivy bridge, GTX660m you can play games on near-max details with 50+fps.

 

[gregaaron89]

The Y580 has much more powerful specifications for the same price.

http/shop.lenovo.com/SEUILibrary/controller/e/web/LenovoPortal/en_US/catalog.workflow:category.details?current-catalog-id=12F0696583E04D86B9B79B0FEC01C087&current-category-id=AC523278A4F13F27A84F5F5622D1AC7A&action=init

Quad core Ivy bridge, GTX660m you can play games on near-max details with 50+fps.

Wow, those are really great deals
I'd personally get the 20994PU model, it's $950 but that 1080p display is definitely worth the extra money imo if you can afford it

 

[slywar]

Thank for the replys, 950 is a bit out of my price range, 850 is pushing it so thats why i was looking at these two

 

[slywar]

and 850 is after taxes lol