Laptop dilemma

poncho000

Should I buy this Dell with the following specs:

2nd generation Intel® Core™ i5-2410M processor 2.30 GHz with Turbo Boost 2.0 up to 2.90 GHz
4096MB (2x2GB) 1333MHz DDR3 Dual Channel
1GB NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 550M Graphics Card
640GB (7,200rpm) Serial ATA Hard Drive
6-cell 56Whr Lithium Ion battery
17.3" HD+ WLED True-Life (1600x900) with 2.0 Mega Pixel Integrated Camera
TOTAL : €899

or this MSI Laptop:

Core i5 460M 2.53 GHz - 15.6" TFT
Processor Intel Core i5 460M / 2.53 GHz ( Dual-Core )
Hard Drive 500 GB - Serial ATA-150 - 7200 rpm
RAM 4 GB (installed) / 8 GB (max) - DDR3 SDRAM
Graphics Controller NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460M - 1.5GB
Display 15.6" glare TFT 1920 x 1080 ( Full HD ) - 16:9
Battery 9-cell
Notebook Camera Integrated - 2 Megapixel
mouse and laptop bag included
TOTAL: €899

what do you guys think?

Razzuh

I'd go for the dell (in fact, I did. I got an XPS 17 (this is waht your specs are on I'm gussing?) myself a few weeks ago).

Is that 899 list price? Make sure you use a 10% discount code if you're buying from Dell.

After the 10% discount, mine was 950 for you to compare:

i7 2630QM
6GB Ram
3GB nVidia GT555M
500GB x1 HD

That was the standard setup on offer at the time. It was a May bank holiday deal.

It was by far the best deal I could find anywhere. I suggest you consider that the 2nd gen intel 'i' range are on average about 40% faster I believe. Based mainly on that, I'd say the Dell is a better spec than the MSI. Besides from Dell, it's hard to find 2nd Gen laptops at the moment since they're so new. Any I could find were outrageously priced.

big man andy

Running what OS?

poncho000

They are both running Win7 home premium x64.

Which one would you say is best for gaming purposes? The DELL definitely has the better processor but the MSI seems to have the better GFX. As well as that im looking for value for money, and the MSI offers a 9-cell battery compared to the dells 6-cell.
And im wonering about the resolution and screen size. From the 2, which would be the best option? The dell has bigger screen but the MSI has a better resolution

big man andy

For support reasons, I'd buy the Dell.