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Question

Which laptop is better for me?

Jun 21, 2013 11:54PM PDT

Hi everyone. So I'm looking to get a new hp laptop and I've decided to go with the envy series. I have around $700 to spend (max) and I was able to build to similar envy's for that price after coupons. Could someone give me some guidance on which would be better? I will mainly use the laptop for school work and then gaming during the summer. Games include left for dead, planet side 2, second life, assassins creed 2 and Garry's mod. Please let me know what you think or if I could get a better bang for my buck in another laptop. (No dells please)

Hp envy 15z-j000
AMD Quad-Core A10-5750M Accelerated Processor
AMD Radeon HD 8750M + HD 8000 Series Dual Graphics
15.6-inch diagonal Full HD BrightView LED-backlit Display (1920x1080)
8GB DDR3 System Memory (2 Dimm)
750GB 5400 rpm Hard Drive
No Additional Office Software
No additional security software
6-Cell Lithium-Ion Battery
No Internal DVD or CD Drive
Standard Keyboard
HP TrueVision HD Webcam w/ integrated digital mic
802.11b/g/n WLAN

Vs.

Hp envy 15t-j000
Windows 8 64
3rd generation Intel Core i5-3230M Processor
NVIDIA GeForce GT 740M Graphics with 2048MB of dedicated video memory
15.6-inch diagonal Full HD BrightView LED-backlit Display (1920x1080)
8GB DDR3 System Memory (2 Dimm)
750GB 5400 rpm Hard Drive
NO mSSD Hard Drive Acceleration Cache
No Additional Office Software
No additional security software
6-Cell Lithium-Ion Battery
No Internal DVD or CD Drive
Standard Keyboard
HP TrueVision HD Webcam w/ integrated digital mic
802.11b/g/n WLAN

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