Which Asus laptop would you buy?

[Vap]

http://www.amazon.com/G55VW-DS71-15..._m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=0EJ0YVKWAT14828BRD1J

Screen Size15.6 inchesMax Screen Resolution1920x1080 pixelsGraphics CoprocessorNvidia GTX 660MGraphics Card Ram Size200 MB
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Performance : Processor, Memory, Hard Drive, Connections, Battery Life

Processor Speed2.3 GHzProcessor TypeCore i7-3610QMRAM Size12 GBMemory TechnologySO-DIMMHard Drive Size750 GBWireless Type802.11bgnNumber of USB 3.0 Ports 4

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Brand NameAsusSeriesG55VWItem model numberG55VW-DS71Hardware PlatformPCOperating SystemWindows 7 Home Premium 64-bitItem Length14.80 inchesItem Width 0.90 inchesItem Height 11.80 inchesItem Weight: 8.4 poundsColor BlackDisplayScreen Size15.6 inchesMax Screen Resolution1920x1080 pixelsGraphics CoprocessorNvidia GTX 660MCard Ram Size200 MBProcessorBrandIntelTypeCore i7-3610QMSpeed2.3 GHzCount1Memory RAM Size12 GBMemory TechnologySO-DIMMComputer Memory TypeSODIMMStorageHard Drive Size750 GBHard Drive InterfaceSerial ATAHard Drive Rotational Speed7200 RPMOptical Drive TypeDL DVD±RW/CD-RWConnectivity Number of USB 3.0 Ports 4Audio-out Ports (#)1Wireless Type802.11bgnBatteryBatteries1 Lithium ion batteries required. (included)


For $1385.
Or this:
http://www.amazon.com/G55VW-ES71-15..._m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=0EJ0YVKWAT14828BRD1J

For $1220

Screen Size15.6 inchesMax Screen Resolution1920x1080 pixelsGraphics CoprocessorNvidia GTX 660MGraphics Card Ram Size200 MB
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Performance : Processor, Memory, Hard Drive, Connections, Battery Life

Processor Speed2.3 GHzProcessor TypeCore i7-3610QMRAM Size8 GBMemory TechnologySO-DIMMHard Drive Size500 GBWireless Type802.11bgnNumber of USB 3.0 Ports 4

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All Technical Details

Brand NameAsusSeriesG55VWItem model numberG55VW-ES71Hardware PlatformPCOperating SystemWindows 7 Home Premium 64-bitItem Length14.80 inchesItem Width 0.90 inchesItem Height 11.80 inchesItem Weight: 8.4 poundsColor BlackDisplayScreen Size15.6 inchesMax Screen Resolution1920x1080 pixelsGraphics CoprocessorNvidia GTX 660MCard Ram Size200 MBProcessorBrandIntelTypeCore i7-3610QMSpeed2.3 GHzMemory RAM Size8 GBMemory TechnologySO-DIMMStorageHard Drive Size500 GBHard Drive Rotational Speed7200 RPMOptical Drive TypeDL DVD±RW/CD-RWConnectivity Number of USB 3.0 Ports 4Audio-out Ports (#)1Wireless Type802.11bgnBatteryBatteries1 Lithium ion batteries required. (included)

I guess I'm basically asking if it's worth it to spend an extra $165 for an extra 4 GB of ram and a extra 250 GB on the hard drive?

It'll be used for hard core Photoshop and quite a bit of Gamingiablo 3,Battlefield 3,Skyrim,Guild Wars 2,Wow,AoE,Tera,Star Wars mmo,LoL,Allods,Elder Scrolls mmo when it comes out,random shit that catches my eye on steam,random indie games I run across,and I'm sure a few more that I forgot to mention.

 

[BigPopov]

The 250gb GB in space really isn't a big deal. Most people don't use nearly that much space. And if you are hardcore Photoshop, you likely have external HDs anyways (even then, 750gb wouldnt be nearly enough for a heavy PS user) so internal space is kind've moot. It takes quite a bit of installed games to fill up 500gb.

8GB should be perfectly fine, but;

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820220621 (95, best rating)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233265 (115, best speed)

You could get 16gb of quality memory cheaper. Changing memory doesn't void warranty and is really easy to do.

(usually I would recommend maybe putting the extra $100 into a Samsung 120g SSD, you'd see huge improvements, more than an extra 4gb RAM, but you may run into space issues. 240gb Samsung SSD is about 190ish now.)

 

[n25philly]

For gaming the cheaper one is more than enough, but if your photoshop is hardcore, then the extra would likely be very useful

 

[Vap]

Thanks for your input guys. I've honestly never thought about an external hard drive. The hard core PS use just recently started with school,so I wasn't really sure about the memory. The only thing I'm wondering about is one review for the cheaper laptop said that it was hard to replace the ram because they put it in a hard to reach spot,and that it's a cl11 instead of a cl9 (I have no idea what that means,but I'm guessing it's a bad thing?) So I'm not sure how upgrading the ram will be,considering I've never done an DIY upgrade for any pc...ever.

Also,neither of the laptops say anything about turbo boost. I know it was basically standard last gen,so should I assume these pcs have it as well?