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Confused Between Laptops

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Hi, need great help am really confused between these laptop. They all fit in my budget i.e. around $1000. The machine will be mainly used for gaming, multimedia and videdo editing.

Lenovo IdeaPad Y550 - 418629Q

Processor Intel® Core? 2 Duo processor T6500 ( 2.10GHz 800MHz 2MB )
System graphics NVIDIA GeForce GT 130M 512MB
Total memory 4 GB PC3-8500 DDR3 SDRAM 1066MHz
Display type 15.6 " HD Wide LED 1366x768
Hard drive 320GB 5400 rpm


HP Pavilion DV6-1110AX

Processor AMD Turion? X2 Dual-Core Mobile Processor RM-74 (2.20 GHz, 1 MB L2 Cache)
Graphic ATI Mobility Radeon? HD 4650 1024 MB
memory 4 GB DDR2 800 MHz
Display Type 15.6" High Definition HP Brightview Display
Hard drive 320 GB 5400 rpm


DellTM Studio 15

Processor Intel® Core? 2 Duo processor P8600 (2.40GHz/ 1066 FSB/ 3MB Cache)
Graphics ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4570 512MB
Memory 4 Gb
Display 15.6? 720p WLED (1366x768) Display with TrueLife
Hard Drive 500 Gb

Please tell me which one will be the best for me. Though the lenovo one seem best to me but I doubt its reliability/durability and after sales service.
 
The HP has the better video card but the slower CPU. But it will be your best choice in gaming. When it comes down to it the video card is the thing you'll need for gaming. The Lenovo is a buisness class system and can't deal with gaming.
 
Lenovo has a good reputation for quality, but you'd have to do some research on the particular model that interests you, but no manufacturer can guarantee zero failures so you want to buy from a manufacturer that provides good tech support.

From personal experience, I have no hesitation recommending HP, and they have better units than the DV6-1110AX you list in your price range. Newegg.com has the HP Pavilion dv7-2170us for $1,049 with a 2.26GHz Core 2 Duo, 4GB RAM (8 GB max), a 500GB HDD, built in webcam and a beautiful 17.3? display. 😎

Specs from HP.

HP also has other Intel based dv7 models with a Core 2 Quad CPU.

If you're in the U.S., see my post in Hot Deals about Office Depot's sale on the similar Athlon 64 x2 based dv7-1444us for $500 after rebate starting tomorrow. I've seen this machine in action, and it's really nice. If it meets your needs, while it's on sale, you could get a matched pair for $1,000. 😀

Hope that helps. 🙂
 
the big question is 'what games'?

the 4650 is the stongest card, 130m will be a little slower, not sure about the 4570.

none of them are terribly beefy. all are slower than the 9800M cards, which is probably what i would aim for if you want to play recent games.
 
the main problem is am from India. and laptops are quite expensive here and not every laptop model is available here. anyways thanks for ur help.
 
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