That is, the specs, CPU, GPU, RAM are identical so they will seem so close. However you really need to test drive one with SSD and HDD to see what a night and day difference that is.
But neither has SSD. Read it again....
Bob
I have decided on purchasing a convertible laptop and I'm currently choosing between these two (I should note that the online stores that I'm linking are in Romanian, however if you scroll down you can see the specs of each laptop clearly):
Lenovo Flex 2: http://www.emag.ro/ultrabook-lenovo-flex-2-cu-procesor-intelr-coretm-i5-4210u-1-70ghz-haswelltm-touch-screen-14-4gb-500gb-8gb-sshd-nvidia-geforce-840m-2gb-microsoft-windows-8-1-red-59425386/pd/DW3ZZBBBM/
Asus TP500LN-DN136H: http://www.emag.ro/laptop-convertibil-asus-transformer-book-flip-cu-procesor-intelr-coretm-i5-4210u-1-70ghz-haswelltm-fullhd-touchscreen-4gb-1tb-24gb-mssd-nvidia-gt840-2gb-microsoft-windows-8-1-black-tp500ln-dn136h/pd/DKF35BBBM/
The prices in dollars for the two are 775 dollars for the Lenovo and 900 dollars for the Asus. I should note that I am okay with sacrificing the Asus's SSD, the 500 extra GB of storage space, the 15.6 inch screen for a 14 inch one, as well as the possibility to go into full on tablet mode for the 125 dollar difference. However, I would like to know if, outside of these differences in specs, there would be any strong reasons which would make it worth it to shell the extra money for the Asus.
Thanks in advance!

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