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How does this laptop look for portability and power?

https://www.asus.com/Notebooks_Ultrabooks/ASUS_VivoBook_S550CM/#specifications

I use after effects & photoshop, I play minecraft & GMOD.

It would give me CUDA acceleration and the power of a dual core i7.

Its refurbished for $660 on newegg and Im thinking about buying it.

 

Thanks!

 

If you can find me a better laptop with simillar features and better performance at the same price, Id be happy to take suggestions!

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Why do you need a laptop when you have your sonic screwdriver?

Well when you are away from the tardis and you need some more power, or if someone take your sonic, you can use a laptop.

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CPU: Xeon E3 1230 V3(Haswell) @ 3.7GHz Motherboard: AsRock B85M-ITX RAM: 8GB Corsair Vengeance LP Blue @ 1600MHz Storage: Intel 520 Series 120(Boot), Seagate Barracuda 500GB @ 7200RPM, Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB @ 5400RPM GPU: ZOTAC GTX 970 @ 1.4GHz Case: Node 304 Power Supply: CX430

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I'd look for a laptop with a better GPU.

 

Might be worth looking into:

http://www.amazon.com/dv7-7259nr-Intel-i7-3630QM-Midnight-Notebook/dp/B00D1V1MN4

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The GPU and screen are garbage.

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I'd look for a laptop with a better GPU.

Might be worth looking into:

http://www.amazon.com/dv7-7259nr-Intel-i7-3630QM-Midnight-Notebook/dp/B00D1V1MN4

It has a 635M. The one you linked only has a 630M. And its HP so it will catch my house on fire.

My PC:

CPU: Xeon E3 1230 V3(Haswell) @ 3.7GHz Motherboard: AsRock B85M-ITX RAM: 8GB Corsair Vengeance LP Blue @ 1600MHz Storage: Intel 520 Series 120(Boot), Seagate Barracuda 500GB @ 7200RPM, Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB @ 5400RPM GPU: ZOTAC GTX 970 @ 1.4GHz Case: Node 304 Power Supply: CX430

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The GPU and screen are garbage.

I can agree that the screen is. The GPU is decent for the money(635M)

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Over your budget, but this laptop would probably be a good improvement in performance http://shop.lenovo.com/us/en/laptops/ideapad/y-series/y410p/

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Over your budget, but this laptop would probably be a good improvement in performance http://shop.lenovo.com/us/en/laptops/ideapad/y-series/y410p/

I believe that price is temporary, I'm buying after Christmas.

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CPU: Xeon E3 1230 V3(Haswell) @ 3.7GHz Motherboard: AsRock B85M-ITX RAM: 8GB Corsair Vengeance LP Blue @ 1600MHz Storage: Intel 520 Series 120(Boot), Seagate Barracuda 500GB @ 7200RPM, Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB @ 5400RPM GPU: ZOTAC GTX 970 @ 1.4GHz Case: Node 304 Power Supply: CX430

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I believe that price is temporary, I'm buying after Christmas.

it's somewhat temporary. I've been eyeing the website a lot and the y410p has been around $750 for about a month or so

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it's somewhat temporary. I've been eyeing the website a lot and the y410p has been around $750 for about a month or so

Ok, I'll keep tabs on it.

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CPU: Xeon E3 1230 V3(Haswell) @ 3.7GHz Motherboard: AsRock B85M-ITX RAM: 8GB Corsair Vengeance LP Blue @ 1600MHz Storage: Intel 520 Series 120(Boot), Seagate Barracuda 500GB @ 7200RPM, Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB @ 5400RPM GPU: ZOTAC GTX 970 @ 1.4GHz Case: Node 304 Power Supply: CX430

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It has a 635M. The one you linked only has a 630M. And its HP so it will catch my house on fire.

Oh, you're right... I thought it had a 650m

 

Over your budget, but this laptop would probably be a good improvement in performance http://shop.lenovo.com/us/en/laptops/ideapad/y-series/y410p/

I think the newegg price is temporary also. I'd go with the y410p too. It's better in ever respect. The 635m is a fermi card (meaning super hot and power hog), while the 750m is just better.

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Oh, you're right... I thought it had a 650m

I think the newegg price is temporary also. I'd go with the y410p too. It's better in ever respect. The 635m is a fermi card (meaning super hot and power hog), while the 750m is just better.

I'll also be able to add another GPU later.

My PC:

CPU: Xeon E3 1230 V3(Haswell) @ 3.7GHz Motherboard: AsRock B85M-ITX RAM: 8GB Corsair Vengeance LP Blue @ 1600MHz Storage: Intel 520 Series 120(Boot), Seagate Barracuda 500GB @ 7200RPM, Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB @ 5400RPM GPU: ZOTAC GTX 970 @ 1.4GHz Case: Node 304 Power Supply: CX430

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