Hello. I am trying to find a very powerful gaming laptop, mostly for playing Blockland, Minecraft, World of Warcraft and Command and Conquer at full graphics with no lag, and two have caught my eye. I don't have that much expierence in buying laptops and comparing specs, so could you guys help me out a bit?
Laptop 1: http://bit.ly/twIpBmToshiba Qosmio X770 - Gaming Laptop
Processor 2nd Generation Intel® Core™ i7-2630QM processor (2.0 GHz, 6MB L3 Cache) with Enhanced Intel® SpeedStep® technology
Operating System Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium 64 Bit
Key Features Toshiba Reel Time
Toshiba Bulletin Board
Hard Drive Impact Sensor
Toshiba USB Sleep n Charge
Toshiba Sleep and Music
Toshiba Media Controller
harman/kardon Speakers w/Sub Woofer
Memory Standard Memory: 4GB DDR3 + 4GB DDR3 (1333 MHz)
Maximum Memory: 8GB DDR3
Hard Disk Drive 1.5 TB (2x 750GB 5400 RPM); Serial-ATA hard disk drive
Optical Drive DVD SuperMulti (+/-R double layer) drive with Blu-ray Disc™ ROM
Maximum speed and compatibility:
Read: CD-ROM (24x), DVD-ROM (8x), BD-ROM (6x)
Write: CD-R (24x), CD-RW (4x), DVD-R (Single Layer (8x), DVD-R (Double Layer (4x), DVD-RW (6x), DVD+R (Single Layer (8x), DVD+R (Double Layer (4x), DVD+RW (8x), DVD-RAM (5x)
Display System Type: 16:9 TFT Active Matrix colour LCD display with LED backlight
Size (diagonal): 17.3” HD+
Native LCD Panel Resolution: 1600x900x16.7 million colours
External Support and Max. Colour Support (dependant on CRT): Up to 2,048 x 1536 x 16.7 million colours
Graphics Controller NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560M 1.5GB (DDR5)– Dedicated Graphics-Up to 4095MB (64bit OS) dynamically allocated shared graphics memory with 8GB of system memory.
Sound System Realtek ALC269Q-VB5-GR Software Sound, High Definition Audio Link, harman/kardon speakers w/ Sub Woofer
Communication 10/100/1000 Mbps Integrated Ethernet LAN
Intel 802.11 b/g/n Wireless LAN w/ WIDI
Integrated 1.3M Camera (w/ Built-in Mic)
Expansion 2 memory slots – Slot 1 has 4GB. Slot 2 has 4GB. Zero free memory slots available.
Ports: Bridge Media Adaptor (SD Card, SDHC Card, SDXC Card, Multimedia Card, Memory Stick, Memory Stick Pro, Mini SD Card, Micro SD Card), 1x USB 3.0, 3x USB 2.0 RJ45, external microphone port, headphone port, RGB, HDMI
Keyboard Canadian Bilingual Keyboard
102 keys with 15 Function keys
Color: Tile Half Glossy Black w/ Backlight
Pointing Device Touchpad Pointing device with Gesture
Additional Software Toshiba ConfigFree™
Toshiba Disc Creator
Toshiba Value Added Package
Norton Internet Security Trial
Microsoft® Office Starter 2010 includes reduced-functionality versions of Word® and Excel® only, with advertising.
Physical Dimensions Dimensions (in mm): (WxDxH) 413.6x 274x 28/43.9
Weight: Start at 3.4kg
Color: Metallica Urban Black w/Red Strip
AC Adapter 180W external Universal AC adapter input voltage (100 – 240V 50/60Hz Frequency (Universal), output voltage (19V, 9.5A)
Dimensions: (WxHxD) 171 x 86 x 41.5
Weight: 880g
Battery Battery Type: Removable, Rechargeable 8-cell Lithium Ion (Li-ion) 10.8V x 47Wh capacity
Battery Life: TBD
Dimensions: TBD
Environmental Specifications Temperature: Operating 5° 35°C (41° 95°F);
Non Operating –20° 65°C (-4° 149°F)
Thermal Gradient: Operating 15 C per hr. max;
Non Operating 20 C per hr. max
Relative Humidity: Operating 20% to 80% non-condensing; Non-Operating: 10% to 90% non-condensing
Altitude (relative to sea level): Operating: -60 to 3,000m.;
Non-Operating: -60 to 10,000m.
Shock: Operating: 10G; Non-Operating 60G
Vibration: Operating 0.5G, 0.25G; Non-Operating: 1G
Laptop 2: http://dell.to/hLT5QWAlienware M17x R3 - Gaming Laptop (Popular Choice?)
ProcessorIntel® Core™ i7 2670QM 2.2GHz (3.1GHz w/Turbo Boost, 6MB Cache)
Intel® Core™ i7 2760QM 2.4GHz (3.5GHz w/Turbo Boost, 6MB Cache)
Intel® Core™ i7 2860QM 2.5GHz (3.6GHz with Turbo Boost, 8MB Cache)
Operating SystemGenuine Windows® 7 Home Premium, 64bit
Genuine Windows® 7 Professional, 64bit
Genuine Windows® 7 Ultimate, 64bit
Memory24GB Dual Channel DDR3 at 1600MHz (2DIMMS)
8GB Dual Channel DDR3 at 1600MHz (4DIMMS)
16GB Dual Channel DDR3 at 1600MHz (4DIMMS)
24GB Dual Channel DDR3 at 1333MHz (4DIMMS)
Video Card1GB GDDR5 AMD Radeon™ HD 6870M
1.5GB GDDR5 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560M
2GB GDDR5 AMD Radeon HD 6990M
2GB GDDR5 NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 580M
Display17.3-inch WideHD+ 1600 x 900 60Hz WLED
17.3-inch WideFHD 1920 x 1080 60Hz WLED
17.3-inch WideFHD 1920x1080 120Hz WLED w/ NVIDIA 3D Vision Bundle
Audio and SpeakersIntegrated brown townog 5.1 Surround Audio Support
Integrated Digital 7.1 Surround Audio Support (via SPDIF or HDMI 1.4)
Audio Powered by Klipsch®
Hard DriveUp to 1500GB3 hard drive (7200RPM)
Up to 1000GB3 Solid State hard drive
Optical DriveSlot-Load Dual Layer DVD Burner (DVD+-RW, CD-RW)
WirelessIntel® Centrino® Wireless-N 1000 (1x2 bgn)
Intel® Centrino® Wireless-N 1030 (1x2 bgn+ Bluetooth)
Intel® Centrino® Advanced-N 6230 (2x2 agn+ Bluetooth)
Bluetooth Internal Wireless Bluetooth 3.0
Ports(1x) Power/DC-in Jack
(2x) Hi-Speed USB 2.0 ports
(2x) SuperSpeed USB 3.0/2.0 Combo ports
(1x) eSATA 3Gb/s + USB 2.0 Combo port(with USB charge function support)
(3x) Auto-sensing jacks for Line-out (2 line out; 1x SPDIF/Headphone)
(1x) Microphone Input jack
(1x) RJ-45 (10/100/1Gb IPv6)
(1x) HDMI-1.4 output with Audio
(1x) HDMI-1.3 input4 with Audio5
(1x) mini-Display Port
(1x) VGA Port (DB-15)
(1x) 9-in-1 Media card reader
Camera3.0 Megapixel Video and Picture Camera
Battery High Capacity 9-cell Lithium Ion (90-WHr)
KeyboardAlienFX® Illuminated Keyboard – Exclusive Design
Color OptionsSoft Touch - Stealth Black
Soft Touch - Nebula Red
Dimensions Height (rear): 1.77" - (45mm)
Height (front): 1.75" - (44.5mm)
Depth: 11.96" - (304mm)
Width: 16.14" - (410mm)
Starting weight* - 9.39lbs (4.26kg); [9.67lbs (4.39kg) with 3D panel]
So yeah, I would be verrry thankful if you helped me decide. I tried laying it out so its semi-easy to compare, but if not I also included the websites.