Two laptops which one?
I'll be using these laptops for school,gaming and if it last long enough game development. They're both the same price. Number 1 is smaller but has a lesser video card. Number 2 is bigger and has a greater video card. I don't know how big the difference between the cards are so I'll basil.
*The games I play are Maplestory, LoL, SCII, Crysis 1+2,Skyrim*
[url=http://shop.lenovo.com/SEUILibrary/controller/e/webca/LenovoPortal/en_CA/catalog.workflow:item.detail?GroupID=458&Code=20933DU]Laptop 1[/url]
[url=http://shop.lenovo.com/SEUILibrary/controller/e/webca/LenovoPortal/en_CA/catalog.workflow:item.detail?GroupID=458&Code=209937U]Laptop 2[/url]
What do you think? I'll be carrying this around Campus but the weight shouldn't be to much of a problem because I'll most likely have it in a backpack. But it'd be more convenient to have a smaller one. What you sacrifice size over power? What do would you do?
I can't decide so I'll let basil decide for me.
Thank you!
P.S. What's the difference between a Li-Polymer battery and Li-ion battery? I tried searching it up but couldn't really get the answer I was looking for.
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@TheSinsher:
Thanks! And thank for your hep and every bodies help in helping me choose!
Also I forgot to mention that I also got the one with 1920x1080 resolution. I thought about it and I decided I needed that extra space on the screen.
@TheSinsher:
Haha yeah. There's that rare deal here in there. I bought the 15"6 laptop. Hopefully in comes before September. I heard Lenovo Canada sucks at shipping so yeah =/
@TheSinsher:
Yeah that's what I was thinking for the res. I always have two windows side by side on my current computer so yeah =P. I'm still thinking about it. It's an extra 200$ and the money is not necessarily mine so yeah. =P
And no my university didn't send me anything of that sort. Well I'll just have to wait and see. So far they only told me which text books I need. I'm not doing anything to crazy in the first year. All my ComSci classes are introductions so that's probably why. And nothing else really requires a computer so yeah =P
Thanks I'll keep those specs in mind. It seems like my current choices work out for your recommended specs though. It's so hard finding good deals where I live so I always look through the internet.
@djpinc19:
Ah I see. What I really want is more space on my screen. But I don't think it's really worth the extra $200. Unless that one lower resolution does cause problems.
@TheSinsher:
Ah I see. I don't really like plugging my computers into televisions so yeah. This will be my first laptop so I think that may change lol =P.
But this will be mostly for school. I'm going into webdesign and game development so yeah. I think I'll need the extra power later on when I start doing more than just coding small programs. =P
Thanks guys!
The map you see in Starcraft is smaller if you play at lower resolutions albeit the sprites are smaller at higher resolutions.
Higher resolutions sharpen edges and allow for greater image detail. However, I feel that 14-in and 15-in screens don't benefit appreciatively from 1920x1080 because of their small size. In-fact, many desktop monitor manufacturers don't offer 1920x1080 on screens smaller than 22-in. Traditional applications that genuinely benefit from higher resolutions (and large monitors) are production work, design, and gaming.
Gaming on a large monitor is more immerse and creates a better experience than playing on smaller ones. The level of impact is different between different people. However, a 1920x1080 resolution on a 14/15-in screen is not going to recreate that big monitor immersion.
@djpinc19:
Ah I see. One more thing. After some more research I keep seeing people say not to get a laptop with the res 1366 x 768. No one really said why so yeah. I was wondering if you could tell me why? They say get the 1920 x 1080 ones. But the 1920 x 1080 ones are $200 more expensive. =/
The GT 640M LE will play SC2 fine on high/ultra, but Skyrim will have to be played on medium/low settings. The GTX 660M can play Skyrim on high.
@Zora:
Thank you. I'm not sure how often I'll bring it to school but probably almsot everytime I have computer science or anything that requires me to right down a ton of notes. It's my first time in University so I don't what to expect so I can't really know how often I'll be bringing it to school.
I'll be using the laptop for long periods of times. Especially gaming. So yeah I guess I should get the bigger one?
@djpinc19:
It's a GT 640M for the smaller one but if that's what you meant then I'd go with the smaller one. From my research the difference was around 15~20 fps for SC2 and some other games I listed. But I couldn't find any good solid info. That's why I'm asking basil. ^^
[quote=timmybitty]What do you think? I'll be carrying this around Campus but the weight shouldn't be to much of a problem because I'll most likely have it in a backpack. But it'd be more convenient to have a smaller one. What you sacrifice size over power? What do would you do?[/quote]
The GT 650M and the GTX 660M don't radically differ from one another. You won't actually sacrifice too much gaming performance by buying the Y480. The difference is about 5 FPS in SC2 and over 1 lb in weight.