Sager NP8130 vs ASUS G53SW-A1

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Sager NP8130 / Clevo P151HM1
- 15.6” FHD 16:9 LED Backlit Wide screen (1920x1080) Super Clear Matte Type Screen (SKU - S1R322)
- Standard Dead Pixel Policy
- 2nd Generation Intel® Core™ i7-2670QM, 2.2-3.1GHz, (32nm, 6MB L3 cache) (SKU - S2N224)
- -Stock OEM Thermal Compound
- nVidia GeForce GTX 560M 1,536MB PCI-Express GDDR5 DX11 (SKU - S3R452)
- 8GB - DDR3 1333MHz Dual Channel Memory (4 SODIMMS) (Not Supported by Intel i5-2410M)
- Remove All Branding
- 750GB 7200RPM (Serial-ATA II 300 - 16MB Cache) (SKU - S5R308)
- Remove DVDRW Drive and Install Optical Bay Hard Drive Caddy Only (SKU - S7R951)
- Internal 7-in-1 Card Reader (MS/MS Pro/MS Duo/MS Pro Duo/SD/Mini-SD/MMC/RS)
- Intel® Advanced-N 6230 - 802.11A/B/G/N Wireless LAN Module + Bluetooth (SKU - S8R111)
- Built in 2.0 Megapixel Camera
- Sound Blaster Compatible 3D Audio - Included
- Basic Black Business Case - Included
- Smart Li-ion Battery (8-Cell)
- Integrated Fingerprint Reader
- ~Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit Installed (64&32-Bit CD Included) w/ Drivers & Utilities CD's + Microsoft Office Starter 2010 - Included with OS Purchase
- LIFETIME Ltd Labor* 1 Year Parts Warranty Lifetime -24/7 DOMESTIC Based- Toll Free -Telephone Tech Support (Labor Warranty through Xotic PC)
Includes FREE Shipping Both Ways for Warranty Repairs (SKU - X9R009)
Price - $1200


ASUS G53SW-A1
- 15.6” FHD 16:9 LED Backlit Wide screen (1920x1080) Super Clear Glare Type Screen (SKU - X1R309)
- ASUS Zero Bright Dot (ZBD) 30 Day Pixel Guarantee
- 2nd Generation Intel® Core™ i7-2630QM, 2.0-2.8GHz, (32nm, 6MB L3 cache) (Does not support DDR3 1600MHz Ram) (SKU - X2R213)
- Stock OEM Thermal Compound
- nVidia GeForce GTX 460M 1,536MB PCI-Express GDDR5 DX11 (SKU - X3R451)
- 12GB DDR3 1333MHz Dual Channel Memory (2x2GB + 2x4GB SODIMMS) (SKU - X4N371)
- Standard White ASUS Logo Backlight
- Standard White Backlit Keyboard
- Standard Matching Color WASD Keys
- 750GB 7200RPM 16MB Cache Buffer (Serial-ATA II 3GB/s) - Default (SKU - X5R303)
- No Second Hard Drive (SKU - X6R953)
- 4X Blu-Ray Reader + 8X DVDRW/CDRW Super Multi Combo Drive (SKU - X7R502)
- Internal 5-in-1 Card Reader (SD/MMC/MS/MS PRO/ xD-P)
- Bluetooth Included (See “Wireless Network” Section Below)
- Intel® Advanced-N 6230 - 802.11A/B/G/N Wireless LAN Module + Bluetooth (SKU - X8R105)
- Built in 2.0 Megapixel Camera
- Sound Blaster Compatible 3D Audio - Included
- Asus G Series Matching Backpack made by Targus (free)
- Smart Li-ion Battery (8-Cell)
- Asus G Series Gaming Mouse (free)
- Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit Pre-Installed + Drivers & Utilities Disk
- 2 Year ASUS GLOBAL OEM Warranty 24/7 Support / 1 Year North America (N.A.) Accidental Coverage (Accidental Requires Registration) (SKU - A9R102)
Price - $1089

Which one would you choose and why?

Which brand provides better support?

On a lighter note, should I remove the branding or keep it?

 

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Noteable differences:

The Sager has better CPU and GPU. How much better is it compared to the ASUS?
Sager does not have a optical drive. (can always buy a cheap external optical drive).

The ASUS has the second HDD Bay for SSD upgrade + optical drive and 4GB more RAM.

 

[mnewsham]

I would go for the Asus for the price point, at 1089 you cant beat that, the extra .2Ghz for the CPU wont matter that much, and the GPU wont be that much faster (maybe 10-15% at most for the sager).