Cosmos II vs. Vortex IV LE Photo/Video editing, gaming.

[elsloi]

Hi!

I'm hunting down a new laptop and I'm hesitating between a Vortex IV LE and a Cosmos II. Here are my (wildest) dreams for a laptop:

- Doesn't overheat and last me a long time
- Photo/Video editing, graphic design, some gaming (mainly MMORGs though)
- Will carry it around so sturdier but weight is to be considered.

My questions about my quotes are:

- Are the specs I chose OK? Any comments/advice?
- Positive points for the Vortex: better GPU, upgradable RAM, more vents. Positive points for the Cosmos: better screen, lighter/thinner. Does the difference in GPUs matter a lot? Any reason why to choose the Vortex over the Cosmos?

Any suggestion much welcome ! Thanks!

Here are the specs:

VORTEX:

Vortex Series: 15.6" Matte Full HD LED Widescreen (1920x1080)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Mobile Processor i7-4810MQ (2.80GHz) 6MB
16GB KINGSTON HYPER-X IMPACT 1600MHz SODIMM DDR3 (2 x 8GB)
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 860M - 4.0GB DDR5, 1152 CUDA Cores - DirectX® 11
750GB WD SCORPIO BLACK WD7500BPKX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 16MB CACHE (7200 rpm)
240GB Kingston SSDNow mS200 mSATA (upto 540MB/sR | 530MB/sW)
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS INTEL® AC-7260 (867Mbps, 802.11AC) + BLUETOOTH
3 Year Gold Warranty (2 Year Collect & Return, 2 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)

COSMOS:

Cosmos Series: 15.6" Matte Full HD IPS LED Widescreen (1920x1080)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Mobile Processor i7-4810MQ (2.80GHz) 6MB
16GB KINGSTON HYPER-X IMPACT 1600MHz SODIMM DDR3 (2 x 8GB)
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 850M - 2.0GB DDR3 Video RAM - DirectX® 11
750GB WD SCORPIO BLACK WD7500BPKX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 16MB CACHE (7200 rpm)
240GB Kingston SSDNow mS200 mSATA (upto 540MB/sR | 530MB/sW)
8x SATA DVD±R/RW/Dual Layer (+ 24x CD-RW)
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS INTEL® AC-7260 (867Mbps, 802.11AC) + BLUETOOTH
3 Year Gold Warranty (2 Year Collect & Return, 2 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)

 

[keynes]

I would choose the first one. You shouldn't experience any overheating issues with either but the vortex offers better cooling and you get a better GPU for gaming.

 

[elsloi]

Thanks Keynes that's helpful! Any other comment on the configuration?

 

[elsloi]

What about an Optimus then? Less heavy than the Vortex and same GPU. The RAM is less good though, does it make a difference?


Optimus Series: 15.6" Matte Full HD LED Widescreen (1920x1080)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Mobile Processor i7-4810MQ (2.80GHz) 6MB
16GB KINGSTON SODIMM DDR3 1600MHz (2 x 8GB)
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 860M - 2.0GB DDR5, 640 CUDA Cores - DirectX® 11
750GB WD SCORPIO BLACK WD7500BPKX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 16MB CACHE (7200 rpm)
240GB Kingston SSDNow mS200 mSATA (upto 540MB/sR | 530MB/sW)