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I’m looking for a new laptop to play video games in time im in college, the laptop has to last a minimum of 2 years.

These are the specs / price of two laptops I’ve seen, but I have a few questions before diving into them. What would be better for a CPU, a faster dual core or a slower quad-core and why? Does anyone know which brand has the best wear life based on real statistics? Now for the specifications of laptops based on their websites: HP high performance: the price for the configuration: $ 1474.99 The original Windows operating system 7 Home Premium 64-bitProcesador Intel (R) Core (TM) i7-720QM Quad Core (1.6GHz, 6MB L3 cache) with Turbo Boost up to 2.8 GHzTarjeta 1GB Nvidia GeForce Graphics GT 230M [HDMI, VGA] 6 GB of DDR3 system memory (2 Dimm) Hard Drive 640 GB 7200 RPM SATA Dual Hard Drive (320 GB x
2) Hard Drive with HP ProtectSmart ProtectionOficina software Microsoft (R) Office 2010Primaria Battery Starter 8-cell Lithium Ion battery (standard) Display 18.4 “diagonal High Definition HP Ultra BrightView Infinity Display (1920x1080p) Upgrade main Lightscribe optical drive, FREE Blu-ray ROM with SuperMulti DVD + /-R / RW with Double capaPersonalización support webcam and fingerprint reader, HP Imprint Finish (Espresso Black) Networking Wireless-N Intel estándarTV TarjetaTeclado Keyboard and entertainment experience HP Integrated HDTV tuner híbridoAlienware MX17: Price setting: 2734.00 Intel ® Core ™ i7 720QM 1.6 GHz (2.8 GHz Turbo Mode, 6MB Cache) Operating System Genuine Windows ® 7 Premium Home, English 64-bit Video 1GB GDDR5 ATI Mobility Radeon ™ HD LCD 5870Panel 17-inch 1920 x 1200 RGB LED WideUXGA (1200p) 6 GB of memory (1 x 2 GB, 4 GB DDR3 1x) Hard Drive 640 GB 7200 RPM Internal SATA II HDD-Optical drive Slot-load dual-layer Blu-ray Reader (BR-ROM, DVD +-RW, CD-RW) Wireless Cards Intel ® Ultimate N WiFi Link 6300 a / g / n 3×3 MIMO Tecnologíalas specifications are websites.
Thanks in advance for / help . Everyone tells me that Alienware laptops are the best in the business, but after seeing horsepower and seeing the price of something similar that left me asking for a second opinion!

Kristofor
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