Lenovo Y570 Vs Asus G73sw

az09za90za

Hello guys..

i need to buy a new heavy-duty laptop (rendering, 3dmax , video editing , and gaming.....). so Ive found this 2 laptops with the specs that i want , with a good price (my budget is 1000~1300 $)
LENOVO Y570

CPU TYPE: CORE I7-2630M
CPU SPEED: 2.0GHZ
RAM SIZE: 8GB RAM DDR3
OPTICAL DRIVE: DVD WRITER
SCREEN SIZE: 15.6 INCH LED
HDD STORAGE: 750GB HDD
CAMERA: CAMERA
WIFI: WIFI
BLUETOOTH: BLUETOOTH
VGA CHIP: NVIDIA 555M
VGA MEMORY: 1GB DEDICATED
OPERATING SYSTEM: WINDOWS 7 H/P
WARRANTY: 1 YEAR WARRANTY
price: $1239
Ive found this laptop @abed tahan :: http://www.abed-tahan.com/product-details.php?PID=554

ASUS G73SW

CPU TYPE: Intel® Core™ i7 2630QM
Chipset: Intel® HM65 Express Chipset
CPU SPEED: 2.0GHZ
RAM SIZE: DDR3 1333 MHz SDRAM,4 x SO-DIMM socket for expansion up to 16 G SDRAM (Quad Core),2 x SO-DIMM socket for expansion up to 8 G SDRAM (Dual Core), *2

OPTICAL DRIVE: DVD WRITER
SCREEN SIZE: 17.3" 16:9 HD+ (1600x900)/Full HD (1920x1080)
HDD STORAGE: 750GB 7200rpm
CAMERA: 2.0 Mega Pixel Fixed web camera
WIFI: WIFI
BLUETOOTH: Built-in Bluetooth™ V2.1+EDR (Optional)
VGA CHIP: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 460M 1.5GB GDDR5 VRAM
OPERATING SYSTEM: WINDOWS 7
WARRANTY: 1 YEAR WARRANTY
price: $1350
note: Refurbished

found @ local store ....

here is the problem , they have almost the same specs , but the graphics card are different , so here's the 1st question:
1.what better 555m or 460m ? im not thinking of overclocking.....

the asus is Refurbished, what does that mean, its not good? , missing parts? , low quality build? ,.....what does Refurbished means here?...

the last question is about cooling , lenovo Y570 have better cooling or asus G73SW ?

finally , tell me you're opinion about these two and if you have better suggestion , feel free to recommend ....

thank you

AvoK95

Both the Lenovo and Asus have good cooling , but the Asus is refurbished which may cause some problems in the future(even though it has a 460M)
With th 555M you can play big games (Like Battlefield 3) at medium settings (As said here)
You should get the Lenovo because it is from IBM, it's known to be heavy duty, it's brand new and it has a newer chipset making it run cooler and more efficient with it's new architecture .

az09za90za

AvoK95 wroteWith th 555M you can play big games (Like Battlefield 3) at medium settings

weird , im playing it @ ultra settings ( full resolution, x16 aa , ........)
how is that?!?!

yasamoka

az09za90za wrote
AvoK95 wroteWith th 555M you can play big games (Like Battlefield 3) at medium settings
weird , im playing it @ ultra settings ( full resolution, x16 aa , ........)
how is that?!?!

Can you please check your framerate with FRAPS? Considering that even the GTX 590 cannot run at such AA levels... :P :P

Beej

gtx 460 > gt555m.

Refurbished means that the laptop was new and had something broken, say Bluetooth or wifi..etc. the company trouble shoots the problem, fixes it and sell it as refurbished. Its basically still brand new.

Oh another note all laptops that come with 1 yr warranty are mostly refurbished.

az09za90za

video showing the game-play @ ultra settings...::: http://youtu.be/wXtVQ60--Kk
ps: -sorry for the video quality (due to upload size...)
-im getting 30 fps for the normal places,, 17~24 in heavy battles.....