Which of these laptops would you go for?

[RolloTomassi]

Hi,

I'm looking for a laptop for both gaming and design work after my current Acer Travelmate (circa 2007) went up in a puff of smoke.

I'm definitely looking for a 17in screen, 4th gen i7 chip, as much RAM as I can, and a dedicated graphics card (perhaps a 770M but I'm open to advice on the merits of that against the 765M or even 760M)

I've been looking at maybe something like a MSI GT70 (Specs below) but at around £1,500 it's quite a chunk above what I'd ideally like to spend.

MSI GT70
Intel® Core™ i7-4700MQ Haswell Quad Core Processor
17.3" Full HD Screen
Microsoft Windows 8 64bit
16GB DDR3 RAM
128GB SSD + 750GB 7200PRM HDD
Blu-Ray
Dedicated GTX 770M Graphics

My other alternative may be to look at something like an ACER V3-772G at just under £1,000.

Acer Aspire V3-772G
Intel® Core™ i7-4702MQ Haswell Quad Core Processor
17.3" HD+ Screen
Microsoft Windows 8 64-bit
16GB DDR3 RAM
1000GB HDD
Blu-Ray Writer
Dedicated GTX 760M Graphics

Any advice or alternatives anyone could offer would be most appreciated.

Thanks.

 

[Momo Iko]

I personally will go for MSI

 

[RolloTomassi]

Any particular reasons why? I get that it's a better, more powerful machine - but is it worth the extra money?