Off Topic - New laptop to play path of exile.. help me decide! ASUS vs. ALIENWARE - Forum

" Shpo wrote: " RawStrength wrote: SEEMS LIKE ASUS IS WINNING! Alright guys you have effectively changed my mind on this one.. I guess I'm a victim of dells marketing... So it will definitely run PoE with decent quality? (I also may need to hook it up to a monitor occasionally) It will run POE and pretty much anything else you want. However I looked at a picture of the ASUS and it's the same bulky model I have a version of. It's better then the Alienware but it still is kind of weird so if you can switch to a different model that would be ideal. Yeah I was a little drawn back by the bulky look of the ASUS (looks kinda like a jet fighter) and the Alienware is SO DAMN SMALL... seems kinda neat. I could play over 3g while on the train or something haha. inserted the two images.. not sure if it will work	Posted by RawStrength#5604 on Feb 13, 2013, 12:49:17 AM Quote this Post
Yeah, I would say stay away from that ASUS model (not that ASUS is bad, they just happened to make one really bulky model) but the Alienware just isn't an option if you want to play any games at a reasonable frame rate. The good thing about the ASUS model is the heat comes out the back, so it's not only very efficient at cooling (for a laptop) but you can use it on your lap without overheating your legs. Also I noticed both the laptops have pretty lackluster processors, not that there's a different option here but yeah.	Posted by Shpo#6459 on Feb 13, 2013, 12:53:27 AM Quote this Post
" RawStrength wrote: Even though the alienware has 2g more ram? You could buy 8GB of compatible RAM to throw into the ASUS for like $50. RAM is cheap, even laptop RAM. :p "It's a harsh, difficult world. You have to be prepared for it. We're not babying the players." - Chris Wilson - Producer, Lead Designer @ Grinding Gear Games	Posted by Wulfenstein#1313 on Feb 13, 2013, 12:53:50 AM Quote this Post
Moved to Off-Topic. Carry on, folks. :) If I like a game, it'll either be amazing later or awful forever. There's no in-between. I am Path of Exile's biggest whale. Period.	Posted by Foreverhappychan#4626 on Feb 13, 2013, 12:59:13 AM Alpha Member Quote this Post
" Shpo wrote: Yeah, I would say stay away from that ASUS model (not that ASUS is bad, they just happened to make one really bulky model) but the Alienware just isn't an option if you want to play any games at a reasonable frame rate. The good thing about the ASUS model is the heat comes out the back, so it's not only very efficient at cooling (for a laptop) but you can use it on your lap without overheating your legs. Also I noticed both the laptops have pretty lackluster processors, not that there's a different option here but yeah. so based on these two, you would go alienware?	Posted by RawStrength#5604 on Feb 13, 2013, 1:05:54 AM Quote this Post
" Wulfenstein wrote: " RawStrength wrote: Even though the alienware has 2g more ram? You could buy 8GB of compatible RAM to throw into the ASUS for like $50. RAM is cheap, even laptop RAM. :p good to know! thank you!	Posted by RawStrength#5604 on Feb 13, 2013, 1:06:15 AM Quote this Post
Asus has WAY better specs, like several times higher. You don't really need more than 4GB memory either, it just mostly speeds up alt+tab speed. Of course it's cheap and simple to add more, as some have already said. Last edited by Sceles#6003 on Feb 13, 2013, 3:02:10 AM	Posted by Sceles#6003 on Feb 13, 2013, 2:59:21 AM Quote this Post
Personally I'm a PC guy but I would do the asus. RIP Diablo franchise RIP Bird Lovers of Wraeclast <BLÔW> Congrats Chris & others for cashing out! I don't blame you. I'll be saving money now... unless I start making a lot more. Can't wait to see if you guys start a new studio in six years! RIP GGG	Posted by ThorOtheBIG#1770 on Feb 13, 2013, 11:51:23 AM Quote this Post
" ThorOtheBIG wrote: Personally I'm a PC guy but I would do the asus. if by "PC" you mean windows, then they are both PC's	Posted by RawStrength#5604 on Feb 13, 2013, 11:57:40 AM Quote this Post
I mean tower. RIP Diablo franchise RIP Bird Lovers of Wraeclast <BLÔW> Congrats Chris & others for cashing out! I don't blame you. I'll be saving money now... unless I start making a lot more. Can't wait to see if you guys start a new studio in six years! RIP GGG	Posted by ThorOtheBIG#1770 on Feb 13, 2013, 12:17:46 PM Quote this Post