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Please help with either HP Envy or Asus

Mar 20, 2015 5:25AM PDT

I need a good computer mostly for completing my dissertation (and all of the other things of course). I am looking at a
1, HP ENVY 17t Touchscreen Laptop | Intel Core i7 | 1080p | 2GB Graphics | Backlit Keyboard | Blu-Ray Writer | Windows 8.1 Professional | Home & Business 2013 HP ENVY 17t Touchscreen Laptop | Intel Core i7 | 1080p | 2GB Graphics | Backlit Keyboard | Blu-Ray Writer | Windows 8.1 Professional | Home & Business 2013 OR

2,ASUS G751JT Laptop | Intel Core i7 | 3GB Graphics | 1080p | Backlit Keyboard | 1 Year Accidental Damage Protection

I would appreciate any and all thoughts please. This is a gift from my husband Happy
Thank you!!

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HP burned me a while back. No sale.
Mar 20, 2015 5:44AM PDT

HP taught me many things about their company a while back. First they can't fix issues with their laptops any longer. My last HP had a bug in the bios that would stop it from booting when a smart phone was plugged in. HP's tech tried all settings and more but failed.

Then they sent it to their repair center and it came back in worse shape. Before to boot it I would have to unplug my phone which I used the laptop's charge while the laptop off feature but this issue was quite the annoyance.

On return the laptop would lock up in 5 minutes. Far worse a problem. Calls to HP came back with replies like "We've done all we can" to insults like "You should have bought an Envy."

This happened out of the box (the problem) and at 3 months at their hands.

Lesson 1. HP's warranty is not trustworthy.
Lesson 2. HP buys the BIOS and more so HP is not capable of resolving bugs.

Final lesson. This is my last HP.
Bob

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I'd go with the Asus one
Mar 20, 2015 6:57AM PDT

I didn't see RAM specifications in your list, so be sure to get 8GB or more. RAM is cheap enough so you shouldn't have to cut corners there. The I7 chips are top of the line, but in most cases are overkill, so I always opt for the I5s. My HP experience is limited to desktops which have been good, but I've got to tell you HP's tech support is worse than useless because they'll give you wrong answers. I'm not sure anybody's tech support is that great any more (although Apple users seem happy with theirs), but I'd take Asus over HP any day. I've had good luck with Toshiba laptops and Dell desktops FWIW.

Good luck.