Medion Erazer X6816 vs Optimus II

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neverloggedin

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Being a price conscious gamer, I am constantly looking and perfecting deals for a perfect gaming and performance notebook with a budget of MAX £800 (Less than £700 preferable).

I am across 2 laptops - The medion Erazer X6816 and Optimus II.

The main specifications for both are as follows:

Optimus II
Screen
15.6" Glossy Full HD LED Widescreen (1920x1080)
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Mobile Processor i7-2670QM (2.20GHz) 6MB
Memory (RAM)
8GB SAMSUNG 1333MHz SODIMM DDR3 MEMORY (2 x 4GB)
Graphics Card
nVIDIA® GeForce® GT 555M - 2GB DDR3 Video RAM - DirectX® 11
Memory - Hard Disk
750GB WD SCORPIO BLUE WD7500BPVT, SATA 3 Gb/s, 8MB CACHE (5400 rpm)
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
8x SATA DVD±R/RW/Dual Layer (+ 24x CD-RW)
Battery
Optimus Series 6 Cell Lithium-ION Battery (48.84WH)
Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)

Price: £800 including VAT and Delivery
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Medion Erazer X6816
Screen
Matte 1366x768 pixels LED Backlight non-glare screen
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Mobile Processor i7-2670QM (2.20GHz) 6MB
Memory (RAM)
8GB SAMSUNG 1333MHz SODIMM DDR3 MEMORY (2 x 4GB)
Graphics Card
nVIDIA® GeForce® GT 555M - 2GB DDR3 Video RAM - DirectX® 11
Memory - Hard Disk
750GB
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
Multi-standard DVD/CD writer* featuring DVD-RAM and dual layer support
Battery
8-cell li-Ion high-performance battery
Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit

Price: £685.95 including VAT and Delivery
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The only difference is the screen and the battery. Should I go for Optimus or Medion or wait for few months?
 
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nemo

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Medion is also releasing the Erazer X6815 15.6'' laptop that will be for around £710. Accourding to the website it will be out first week next month. The specs seem to be identical for a current £800+ optimus 2 build, although they don't mention the HDD speed. Plus, it has a fingerprint sensor, and frankly looks better.
CPU: Intel® Core™ i7-2670QM processor
Operating system: Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium 64 bit
Clock Frequency: 3.1 GHz
Memory size: 8 GB
Total RAM slots: 2
Used RAM slots: 2
Hard disk capacity: 500 GB
Screen size: 39,6 cm (15,6")
Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Resolution: 1920x1080 pixels
Screen Type: non-glare display
LED Backlight: Yes
NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 555M DirectX® 11 graphics card featuring 2048 MB memory and digital HDMI audio/video output NVIDIA® Optimus™ technology
Blu-ray ROM drive/multi-standard DVD/CD burner with DVD-RAM and dual layer support
High-definition audio with 2 loudspeakers and 1 subwoofer – Dolby Home Theater® v4-certified
Integrated 1.3 MP webcam with microphone
Multi-card reader for SD, SDHC, SDXC, MMC, MS and MS-Pro memory cards (memory cards not supplied)
Multimedia control via sensor keys
Intel® Wireless Display (WiDi)
Biometric fingerprint sensor
MEDION® Solid Keyboard
MultiTOUCHpad
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Then again, I've never heard of Medion before and there aren't many reviews about their products. But, to be honest I had never heard of pcspecialists either and there are few reviews of the optimus 2 as well.
 
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