Resolution Does Matter. Don't Kid Yourself It Doesn't.

Well I could understand buying bf4 twice but why ac4? That just seems pointless.

 

@bstn617

It's an older model so you probably won't find one new only refurbished which I'd avoid.

Best advice when buying gaming laptops...wait for new cpu, gpu releases and grab the last gen model when they drop the prices to get rid of old stock. That's the only way I'll buy my laptops, not enough bang for your buck compared to a desktop if you buy
the new ones.

 

@Stevie77

I bought it on Amazon US (new) about 8 months ago, it was one of their daily deals but even then I think it was still in the mid 600's without the deal. I believe that model had been available almost 2 yrs before I bought mine.

I've never had any issues with ASUS's laptops and like you said you get a lot for your money.

 

Well we will have to have a game of bf4 one day mate. Pc or xbox one. You choose. I have both!

 

@ randover

its a good sale price for sure. but i have one with a 680M and its slightly better then an PS4 or X1 so while it would be up to par with your 660 i wouldn't say better by any means and its still 80 dollars more. Still not too shabby but not 500 dollars and
not running it better. Probably equal. Also my 680M has 4GB GDDR5 ram on it, your spec shows only 200MB of ram for the video card? (hopefully a type probbalt 1-2GB) which would make it much lower then the PS4 or X1 would run it

 

Look back 10 years, what changes do you see? Big changes!

I've seen big tube TVs go ultra ultra thin with pictures that are like looking out a window, blu-ray players to complete the picture, the birth of the Xbox & 360 that was able to keep up with what was happening, there have been phenomenal changes, even now
we are going through a transition of 4k

now look forward 10 years

technology is going to move a great deal, will the one be able to cope?

if people are debating over things that should be as standard now, can you imagine even 5 years ahead

 

@Upinya

When you're comparing a PC (laptop) and console you can't compare specs and use that to base the performance on. The PC has so many variables that I can tweak performance out of that you don't have the ability to do on a console.

I can't choose drivers, OS, boot, etc on a console. Console games don't have the in-game display options that PC games do. I'd be willing to bet I could get my Toshiba laptop with a 650 in it to run the PC version of the One and PS4 games as good.

Better hardware doesn't make up for a poorly optimized OS, drivers or games.

 

given the choice of 720p vs 1080p... no one will pick 720p. Having said that look at RYSE. It looks stellar. It's easily one of the best looking games that I've ever played. I own PC, PS4 and a ONE.

Which brings me to my next point. It's pretty but it sucks. Too much emphasis is put on graphics and not enough on developing compelling gameplay experiences. On the flip side of that. Halo has never been better looking then COD or Battlefield but I always
preferred it. Why? Simply put it's more fun.

 

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im really interested in what the steam box is gonna be like?

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It's a PC in a HTPC case running on Steam OS with Steam Big Picture.

Seriously. It's just a PC.

 

dedicated gaming rig where you can put up to gtx780s or future cards in, alot better then a console.

 

Graphics do make a game better but when you have to inspect screen shots to see the slight differences between the XB1 & PS4 version of a game they don’t matter. By the way I'd rather have Dead Rising 3 at 720 with thousands of zombies and no load times
over a 1080 P version with half the zombie count and load zones.

 

Next gen should be able to do 1080p.

I'm worried that the One can't seem to achieve this like the PS4 can. I am am XBox fangirl but it's getting hard for me to stay cheery. I fear the Xone is underpowered and the gap between it and the PS4 will grow even larger

 

I know, my point was i have a better laptop that is almost 2 years old and has a 680m (which is a better GPU then you have) plus more system ram and more ram in the video card better processor and its slightly better then the X1 and PS4 is. SO no way yours
which is worse then mine, is way better or even better. At best its about the same and even then i doubt it.

 

If resolution doesn't matter then throw away the HD TV...

It matters, I care because the games look better and are more immersive, it is what I want from next gen.

 

Pinbot There's a lot more to graphics then a set resolution. Do you think "Octodad" in 1080p looks better then Rise at 900? Don't worry XB1 can make games at 1080p but most of not all of the currently released XB1 games were pushed out to hit the release
date using the old SDK (Development kits). MS has released a newer SDK that developers have said makes development easier.