Asus G60VX RBBX05 Laptop?

[jipe]

The Lenovo Ideapad Y550P has similar specs but the new i7 processor, which may be a good trade-off for a slightly worse graphics card considering the programs you're using:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834146613

[josh247]

Darn, I was so sure on what to get after searching for so long and now I'm uncertain. One of the reasons I liked Asus was due to its reliability. I have had many of their mother-boards over the years and found them to be great and the SquareTrade survey on laptop reliability puts them at the top link (http://www.squaretrade.com/htm/pdf/SquareTrade_laptop_reliability_1109.pdf) (don't know the accuracy of this tho). I have also heard people rave about the reliability of IBM as well but don't know how much their laptops build quality have changed since they partnered with Lenovo and how it is not a Thinkpad but rather an Ideapad. The i7 proccessor is very tempting and it douse have DDR3 ram but will the NVIDIA GeForce GT 240M be able to cope with high poly counts and how effective is the new i7 architecture really?

[DanielWray]

Well the first graphic card is (I believe) way better, but the GT 240M should still be able to hold it's own for the most part.

CPU wise, well you'd have 8x1.60GHz (4 virtual with HT) cores vs 2x2.13GHz, To be honest I think the I7 would quite easily beat the core2 here, however how good is Zbrush's multi-core usage?

[Bullit]

i7 will be probably the double in computer power rendering. So i would head there. Ghz's are not meaningfull anymore except in same processor series.

See performance here: http://www.notebookcheck.net/Mobile-Processors-Benchmarklist.2436.0.html

http://www.notebookcheck.net/Mobile-Graphics-Cards-Benchmark-List.844.0.html

Click on cinebench for OpenGL for Maya, doesn't matter for Max since it is Dx and you can guess from games.

[josh247]

Hey guys.
I would be using my desktop for most of my hard-core rendering work but probably will just end up doing some lighter stuff on the laptop anyway. So I'm thinking that I'll go with the Lenovo Ideapad Y550P and trade off the GPU power for the shiny i7. In time more applications will start to utilize hyper threading technology which makes it a bit more future-proof (but its still technology, so future-proof nothing will ever be).
Thanks for the help.

[goldilocks20]

Hi, it looks like you’re pretty much decided on what laptop to get. You actually made a very good choice. The Lenovo has so much promise, and not to mention the new Core i7 processor. I think this is a really powerful laptop, in terms of multimedia use. Its entertainment and graphics display are amazing. I know it’s a bit pricey, but it’s definitely worth every penny.

[josh247]

Hey Goldilocks, yeah I totally agree it may be a bit pricey but it has some amazing specs for the price and its lenovo which is seen as a decent make but it douse have a rather low resolution screen. As reliability is still a major issue for me I had a look at the thinkpad range and found the w500. Its got lower specs than the ideapad but a good screen (the screen is a factor as I am studying photography), that legendary build quality and a firegl card. I'm not looking for the most powerful system (it would be a bonus tho) but it has to perform adequately so that it douse not obstruct my ability to create in a digital environment. Do you guys think that the build quality of a laptop is enough to compensate on performance?

Lenovo IdeaPad Y550P Specification:

Processor
Intel® Core™ i7-720QM Processor (1.6GHz 1333MHz 6MB)

Operating system
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64

Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce GT 240M 1024MB

Memory
4 GB PC3-8500 DDR3 SDRAM 1066MHz

Display
15.6 " HD Wide LED 1366x768

Pointing device
Industry Standard Touchpad

Hard Drive
320GB, 5400rpm

Optical Drive
DVD Recordable (Dual Layer)

Battery
6 Cell Lithium-Ion

Network Card
Intel Wireless Wi-Fi Link 5100

Bluetooth
Bluetooth Version 2.1 + EDR

Warranty
One Year


Lenovo ThinkPad W500 (Customised) Specification:

Processor
Intel Core 2 Duo processor P8700 (2.53GHz 1066MHz 3MBL2)

Operating system
Genuine Windows 7 Professional 64

Display type
15.4" WSXGA+ TFT (1680x1050), w/ CCFL Backlight

System graphics
ATI Mobility FireGL V5700 (512MB VRAM)

Total memory
4 GB PC3-8500 DDR3 SDRAM 1067MHz SODIMM Memory (2 DIMM)

Pointing device
UltraNav (TrackPoint and TouchPad)

Hard drive
160 GB Hard Disk Drive, 5400rpm

Optical device
DVD Recordable 8x Max Dual Layer, Ultrabay Slim (Serial ATA)

Bluetooth
No Bluetooth

Wireless Card
Intel WiFi Link 5100 (AGN) with My WiFi Technology

Mobile Broadband
Integrated Mobile Broadband upgradable

Battery
6 cell Li-Ion Battery

Warranty
4058: 1 Year Depot Warranty - TopSeller

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