Laptop comparison problem

[jboee]

Hi, I have a problem deciding wich laptop should I buy for myself. I have come down to 2 possible ones. Both are at sale for the same price of 899.00€.

 

I plan on doing mostly work with Adobe programs, Blender, Unity etc.

Also light gaming, this will not be mainly for gaming as I have gaming rig at home for that.

So I'm looking for decent performance to go. Mostly it comes down to the CPU and GPU combo comparison.

 

I have searched all information I can find, but want other peoples (who might know more about these two) opinion on this.

 

Asus 15,6" FX503VM

 Windows 10 Home 64-bit PURE
15,6", Anti-Glare, IPS, 1920 x 1080
 Intel Core i5-7300HQ, 2.50 - 3.50 GHz, 6MB, Quad-Core
 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060, 3GB GDDR5
 8GB DDR4 (Max. 32GB, 1 free)
 256GB SSD (SATA3, M.2)
WLAN: 802.11ac
Bluetooth: 4.1
 - HDMI 2.0

 - RJ-45

 - Audio (3,5mm)

 - 3 x USB 3.0

 

Link to Finnish website

https://www.jimms.fi/fi/Product/Show/142226/fx503vm-e4121t/asus-15_6-fx503vm-kannettava-pelitietokone-musta-tarjous-norm-1299

 

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Asus 15,6" TUF Gaming FX504GE

Windows 10 Home 64-bit
15,6", Anti-Glare, 1920 x 1080
Intel Core i5-8300H, 2.30 - 4.00 GHz, 8MB, Quad-Core
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti, 4GB GDDR5
8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4 2666MHz (Maks. 32GB, 1 vapaa muistipaikka)
 256GB SSD (M.2, SATA)
WLAN: 802.11ac
Bluetooth: Yes
 - HDMI
 - 2 x USB 3.0
 - USB 2.0
 - RJ-45
 - headphone/mic
 

Link to Finnish website

https://www.jimms.fi/fi/Product/Show/141635/fx504ge-e4101t/asus-15_6-tuf-gaming-fx504ge-kannettava-pelitietokone-musta-tarjous-normaalihinta-1099

 

Thanks!

 

[genexis_x]

Neither options are good

 

Any preference on weight, display quality and battery life? Any special requirements?

[jboee]

10 hours ago, GeneXiS_X said:

Neither options are good

 

Any preference on weight, display quality and battery life? Any special requirements?

Weight does not really matter that much. Good display would be + for photo editing and such, batterylife does not have to be anything amazing. Nothing special requirements. Good CPU for working and GPU that can run light gaming. And not too flashy looking, like many gaming laptops for example. Pricepoint somewhere around 899,can be less

[markr54632]

Between the two I would do the 7300hq with the 1060.

 

That website is horrible to navigate btw.

[genexis_x]

There are some decent budget gaming laptops with i5-8300H under 900 like Acer Nitro 5 and HP Pavilion Gaming, however they only have low sRGB IPS and have thermal issue. Edit: There is a Legion Y530 with good cooling and not flashy looking, however that particular model has low sRGB IPS.

 

I suggest you to go for Ultrabooks/regular laptops with dGPU+good display:

1. Acer Aspire 5 17 FHD - quite bulky

2. HP Envy x360 13 Ryzen 5 (GPU performance is 940MX level) - potential cooling/CPU performance and battery life issues, soldered RAM

 

There are Ultrabooks in your budget with good display but no dGPU

[jboee]

Thanks all for your answers and good advice, I'll have to take another look on what I'll end up getting.