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Originally Posted by 3 Justin 3
Thoughts on this?
It's like $400 cheaper. Only thing I see as a drawback is the screen is 1600x900 rather than full HD.
Whats the difference between 460, 485, and 6970? 485 the best or? How do the 485 and 6970 compare? |
That's the one that was on sale @ MemEx for $1499 except this one has the new and faster Sandy Bridge processor. $1299 is a sick price!!!
MemEx's version is selling for $1799.99 with only 250GB more HDD space as the real difference aside from the LCD resolution.
http://www.memoryexpress.com/Product...31863(ME).aspx
The 485M is the best. The 6970 is slightly slower but probably ~$150 cheaper so it is a much better value. The 460M is about half the speed.
485M - 12199 3Dmark Vantage Score
6970M -11573 3Dmark Vantage Score
460M - 6721 3Dmark Vantage Score
540M - 3461 3Dmark Vantage Score
http://www.notebookcheck.net/Mobile-...ist.844.0.html
Honestly, I prefer lower resolution screens on laptops. The screens are already small and lower res means both the GUI is easier to read and also games run faster because the native resolution is lower. With the pixel density of a notebook screen, 1920x1080 doesn't really make a difference over 1600x900 for me when it comes to videos. For gaming, you'll get higher framerates.
I would totally jump on this ASUS if the screen wasn't glossy because I need to use it in a bright office for work too and I'm through with glossy screens on laptops. It drives me crazy. I have a glossy for my desktop though.