GIGABYTE P35X v3 vs CLEVO P651

[Cakefish]

Hey folks!

 

I was almost about to preorder the GIGABYTE P35X v3, until I noticed the CLEVO P651 available from several resellers in my country. I've listed the main differences between them below. Which do you think is the best choice?* 

 

*I know the P35X v3 is not configurable but I intend to perform aftermarket upgrades, adding additional RAM and SSD storage drives anyway (though getting all the internals already assembled inside is a convenient plus for the CLEVO P651). Assume all other specifications are equal, except those I listed below and the physical features of the different notebooks.

 

Would appreciate your opinions!

 

Specifications and galleries:

 

1) GIGABYTE P35X v3. Sold by Overclockers UK. Price: £1600. ETA 31/10/14.

 

2) CLEVO P651. Sold by PCSPECIALIST & MYSN SCHENKER. Price: configurable specifications. ETA 10/11/14.

 

Main differences:

 

P35X v3 advantages:

 

- 21mm thick (P35X v3) vs 29mm thick (P651)***

- 980M 8GB (P35X v3) vs 980M 4GB (P651)

- 2.26Kg (P35X v3) vs 2.5Kg (P651)

- hot swappable optical drive (P35X v3) vs no optical drive (P651)

- 75.81Wh battery (P35X v3) vs 60Wh battery (P651)

- supports up to 5TB storage space (P35X v3) vs supports up to 3TB storage space (P651)

- 170° viewing angles IPS display (P35X v3) vs 140° viewing angles IPS display (P651)

- DDR3L (P35X v3) vs DDR3 (P651)

- subwoofer (P35X v3) vs no subwoofer (P651)

- automatic backlit keyboard (P35X v3) vs non-automatic backlit keyboard (P651)

- fan modes = stealth, boost, auto high, auto low (P35X v3) vs fan modes = boost, auto only (P651)

- Gigabyte Smart Software; e.g. lock Windows key function, LAN Optimizer, LockWin Key function etc. (P35X v3) vs N/A (P651)

- 1 x VGA port (P35X v3) vs no VGA port (P651)

- Dolby® Digital Plus™ Home Theater (P35X v3) vs Sound Blaster X-Fi MB3 (P651)

 

P651 advantages:

 

- 21mm thick (P35X v3) vs 29mm thick (P651)***

- 2 x mSATA (P35X v3) vs 1 x M.2 SATA-III + 1x M.2 PCIe Gen2 x2/x4 (P651)

- 2x USB 3.0 ports & 2x USB 2.0 ports (P35X v3) vs 3x USB 3.0 ports + 1x eSATA/USB 3.0 combo port (P651)

- no fingerprint scanner (P35X v3) vs fingerprint scanner (P651)

- integrated touchpad buttons (P35X v3) vs dedicated right/left click touchpad button (P651)

- standard thermal paste (P35X v3) vs Arctic MX-4 (P651)

- maximum 16GB RAM (P35X v3) vs maximum 32GB RAM (P651)

- 1.3 megapixel webcam (P35X v3) vs 2.0 megapixel webcam (P651)

- 1 mini-display port (P35X v3) vs 2 mini-display port (P651)

 

*** slightly thicker chassis could potentially mean P651 has better thermals (not guaranteed though)

 

Cheers!

[SnypeUXD]

Would definitely go with the Gigabyte here. That extra capacity on the battery can go a long way. The Gigabyte just seems to be better overall, in terms of just plain features and specs.