I am in market for new laptop. Current one I've had for ~6 yrs, so I don't swap out every year or so. I'm not a big gamer; do like to watch movies. Workwise, mostly Office 2010 suite type stuff, often with multiple windows open plus browser w/ multiple windows.
The 2 that have my attention right now are
1) Lenovo W520 w/ i7-2720QM, 8GB DDR3, 500GB SATA @ 7200, DVD, nVIDIA Quadro 1000M-2GB/Intel hybrid GPU, 15.6" @ native 1920x1080, Bluetooth 3.0, USB 3.0, Win 7 Pro
http/www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/779565-REG/Lenovo_427637U_ThinkPad_W520_4276_37U_15_6.html
2) H-P Envy 17 w/ i7-2670QM, 8GB DDR3, 750GB SATA @ 7200, Blu-ray w/ DVD burner, AMD Radeon HD 7690M XT-1GB GPU, native 1920x1080, Bluetooth (? version), USB 3.0, Win Home Premium
http/www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/838827-REG/HP_Hewlett_Packard_A9P78UA_ABA_17_3_Intel_Core_i7_2670QM.html
They are priced within $20 of each other, so cost factor is negligible. Considering for the longer time ownership (3 yrs+) could anyone offer some insights, suggestions. Thanks so much
The 2 that have my attention right now are
1) Lenovo W520 w/ i7-2720QM, 8GB DDR3, 500GB SATA @ 7200, DVD, nVIDIA Quadro 1000M-2GB/Intel hybrid GPU, 15.6" @ native 1920x1080, Bluetooth 3.0, USB 3.0, Win 7 Pro
http/www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/779565-REG/Lenovo_427637U_ThinkPad_W520_4276_37U_15_6.html
2) H-P Envy 17 w/ i7-2670QM, 8GB DDR3, 750GB SATA @ 7200, Blu-ray w/ DVD burner, AMD Radeon HD 7690M XT-1GB GPU, native 1920x1080, Bluetooth (? version), USB 3.0, Win Home Premium
http/www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/838827-REG/HP_Hewlett_Packard_A9P78UA_ABA_17_3_Intel_Core_i7_2670QM.html
They are priced within $20 of each other, so cost factor is negligible. Considering for the longer time ownership (3 yrs+) could anyone offer some insights, suggestions. Thanks so much