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SkyKirbine

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I have been wandering around this forum trying to find the answer to: Should I sacrifice performance for mobility? I need help deciding between the UX303UB (i5 6200U, 940M, 8GB) and the Dell 7559 (i7 6700HQ, 960M, 8GB RAM). My intentions are to do a lot of photoshop, gaming, game recording, video editing, and studying. Battery life isn't a concern, however it must last more than 3hrs when surfing the web.
Edit #1: I ONLY play TF2 and CS:GO, neither of which is demanding
 
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Does ASUS has a HDD. SSD is a really great option especially for loading in CS GO. But it is a bit small. If you do not plan on installing anything much then go with ASUS. Else go with 7200RPM HP

SkyKirbine

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I forgot to tell you that I only play TF2 and CS:GO
 

dudeman509

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Jan 23, 2015
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You'll appreciate the extra CPU power with your intended uses. While I love my i7-5600u laptop for its portability, sometimes I really wish I'd opted for the 4-core i7 with some of the work I do (graphics is of no concern to me, but I work the CPU hard at times).
 

SkyKirbine

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Thanks for that :)))) Do you guys recommend any other laptop that also has the i7 6700HQ and is also light (less than 2.3kg)
 

dudeman509

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The Dell would be one of my top choices.

The Lenovo Y700 is also a great laptop, and you may be able to pick it up sometimes for a little bit less.

Generally the i7 chips are in a heavier chassis because they need a much more beefy cooling solution than the 15W ULV chips.
 

SkyKirbine

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What about the HP Pavillion 15 with the same specs (i7 6700HQ, 8GB, 960M)
 

dexxterlab97

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What are the storage? SSD/HDD? I mean if they are technically identical then it is all up to you. HP is not bad it's just most of them are expensive and not powerful compared with the same price of different brand
 

SkyKirbine

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The Asus one is using a 256GB SSD, the Dell has a 1TB 5400RPM hybrid drive, and the HP has a 1TB 7200RPM
 

dexxterlab97

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Does ASUS has a HDD. SSD is a really great option especially for loading in CS GO. But it is a bit small. If you do not plan on installing anything much then go with ASUS. Else go with 7200RPM HP
 
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SkyKirbine

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No, Asus doesn't have an HDD. I don't download much, except that there would be a lot of pics, videos, music, a few games (probably 3 games), Adobe programs and a shit ton of projects.
 

dudeman509

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SSD would be my deciding factor. I will never buy another computer without one. I get by just fine with a 256, but you may not if you want to do that with it.

See if any of the ones with HDD's also support M.2 SSDs, add your own, and you can have the benefits of both!
 

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