Help me choose between these Laptops!

[d4jsp]

Hi guys! My budget is roughly around $500 - $700 USD (Got my financial aid check, need a decent laptop for word processing / school and mild-gaming on low).  I will eventually reinstall windows 7 64 proff on it, I just cannot stand 8.  Personal preference sorry   (If, ofcourse the drivers will work, etc)

 

 

First one is:

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834312829

 

Second is:

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834686004

 

It does look like the avatar is way thinner and looks sleek as heck, but is the extra 200$ even worth it? Sure, the ssd is nice... but I'm looking for a laptop to just lay down in bed with and play (Continent of the Ninth), Marvel Heroes, Path of Exile, or whatever on Medium Settings ofcourse.  Not looking for a powerhorse or anything special, just something that can play these games on low to medium with 30+FPS.   Hard drive space isn't even a issue, I'm fine with like 100GB... I probably still won't even use 50% of that alone, but I guess it's nice to have more space.

 

Anyways, thanks for reading, any insight and advice would be appreciated! 

 

Also, maybe if there is a laptop that can fit my needs for even less than 499, that would be ideal...

[dizmo]

If you're looking toward the top end of your budget I'd go with this.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834314417

 

Are you going to be carrying it around much?

[SAV1OUR]

i approve of your picture pikachu brethren :3 

[d4jsp]

If you're looking toward the top end of your budget I'd go with this.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834314417

 

Are you going to be carrying it around much?

 

Not much I'd say, but I would like to carry it in my backpack or in a laptop case while walking to class.  (Dependant on size, lol)

 

I'm not sure if I would use a touch screen to be honest, could that price get lowered w/o a touchscreen by chance? That 128gb sdd is a perfect find for me though.

 

Edit: Hmm, how far can that INTEL HD 4000 graphics go?

 

Edit2: aww Crap, just checked the screen size, looking for atleast 15. (maybe 14) Sorry forgot to tell you guys

[dizmo]

Not much I'd say, but I would like to carry it in my backpack or in a laptop case while walking to class.  (Dependant on size, lol)

 

I'm not sure if I would use a touch screen to be honest, could that price get lowered w/o a touchscreen by chance? That 128gb sdd is a perfect find for me though.

 

Edit: Hmm, how far can that INTEL HD 4000 graphics go?

 

Depends how long you want you battery life to last....a dedicated card will suck a lot more juice.

I can play SC2 on my 4000 with low settings. But on a 13.3" screen with 900p it still looks good.

 

If you want to go with a cheap, portable ultrabook you'll have to sacrifice quite a bit.

 

The non touch in your price range for that model is the 11.6" not the 13.3".

[loepa]

I prefer the Lenovo one based on the spec.

but of course the other one is an ultrabook which is nice too.

 

Im not sure about eh ultrabook though. I never heard the brand before.

[Almercenary]

I'd go with the lenovo one.  Not sure if I'm just an idiot and that other laptop brand is huge, but to me it's unknown, so i wouldn't go with it

[GriggsCK]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834231455
I would say you go with this one. My friend has one, it's decent. Spec is good, quality is good(aluminium construction), and it's Asus, you can't go wrong with that. 

[junky]

refurbished too?