Which laptop is better for gaming?

[Maya877]

My main computer use is playing online videogames, so that's what's most important to me. I was wondering which one is better for that. I know they're both not that great, but they're what I can afford with the budget I have and I'd like to order from somewhere I know is safe.
Here are the laptops:
http://www.futureshop.ca/en-CA/product/toshiba-toshiba-...
and
http://www.futureshop.ca/en-CA/prod...-10gb-ram-windows-8-v3-551-x630/10242052.aspx

 

[Bricked]

First link is broken.

Unless there is a huge difference in hardware - and there usually isn't between laptops in the same price range - the main factor would be the GPU. Usually you can just google two GPU models together and you can find comparisons and reviews. Display resolution would also be an important consideration.

 

[DSF]

What kinds of games do you want to play? As a subquestion, do you mostly play games that have been out for a while, or do you try to keep up with newer releases?

 

[Maya877]

What kinds of games do you want to play? As a subquestion, do you mostly play games that have been out for a while, or do you try to keep up with newer releases?

I've never been able to play newer releases with my current laptop. I would like to be able to start to though. That may be expecting a lot though.

 

[runzwithsizorz]

http://www.notebookcheck.net/Notebook-Laptop-Reviews-and-News.48.0.html

Might want to check out the above site if you haven't already. I would say you would need a good cpu and a gpu. About three years ago, I was looking for the same thing as you, and ended up with a deal on a refurbished Asus ROG for 800.00...still running great today. (I know 800.00 is above the budget, but you should be able to find one in the 600.00 range...Acer Aspire?)

 

[DSF]

Ok, so that's part of the question. The other part is what sorts of games. RPGs (depending on the interface) typically have different requirements than FPSs, and the kind of "2d" and casual games that are seeing a bit of a renaissance have even lower system requirements. Platformers, indie releases like Atom Zombie Smasher or World of Goo, etc.

 

[runzwithsizorz]

At Amazon.com Acer Aspire V3-571G-6622 15.6 " $629.99

 

[sm625]

For your first choice, the one with thee broken link, I assume you meant this one:

http://www.futureshop.ca/en-CA/prod...d813a067043b44304158498en02&SearchPageIndex=1

It is a Toshiba Satellite S955 15.6" with an i5-3337U / 1TB HDD / 8GB RAM

and the 2nd one is a Acer 15.6" with an AMD A10-4600M / 1TB HDD / 10GB RAM

The 10GB of RAM is awfully odd, but it should definitely game faster than the i5 machine.

It might be slower in a couple odd games, like maybe Skyrim. But not by enough to be concerned about.

Here is one of the best comparison reviews I know of:

http://hothardware.com/Reviews/Core-i53427U-Ultra-Low-Voltage-Ivy-Bridge-For-Ultrabooks/?page=1

You can clearly see that the AMD A10-4600 beats the HD4000 ULV, and it even competes pretty well vs haswell ULV. Of course the A10-4600 is not a ULV part, but gamers really dont care much about that. It is jsut somethign to keep in mind because we're probably going to be seeing a lot of ULV haswell notebooks on the clearance racks in 6 months, and many people are going to be wondering how they compare with standard voltage AMD chips which are going to be in a similar price bracket.