which is the better gaming/school laptop?

boldfron

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I'm looking for a new laptop for school, but I still want it to be capable to play the games I like. I'm looking at a Lenovo IdeaPad Y410p and an HP ENVY 15t-j000 Quad Edition series. All the specs seem so close and similar that I'm having a hard time deciding. Any help?


Lenovo IdeaPad Y410p:

Processor:4th Generation Intel Core i7-4700MQ Processor (2.40GHz 1600MHz 6MB)
Operating System:Windows 8 64
Graphics:NVIDIA GeForce GT750M GDDR5 2GB
Display:14.0" HD+ Glossy LED Backlit with integrated camera 1600x900
Hard Drive:1TB 5400 RPM+24GB SSD
Memory:8.0GB PC3-12800 DDR3L SDRAM 1600 MHz


HP ENVY 15t-j000 Quad Edition series:

Operating system: Windows 8 64
Processor: 4th generation Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4702MQ Processor
Graphics card: NVIDIA GeForce GT 740M Graphics with 2048MB of dedicated video memory
Display: 15.6-inch diagonal Full HD BrightView LED-backlit Display (1920x1080)
Memory: 8GB DDR3 System Memory (2 Dimm)
Hard drive: 1TB 5400 rpm+24GB mSSD Hard Drive Acceleration Cache
 
Solution
Although the HP has a better screen (and SLIGHTLY better processor) the Lenovo is superior in graphics and would deliver better FPS. So really the choice is yours: would you rather have inferior graphics but a full HD display or superior graphics without the display?

King Hackintosh

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Although the HP has a better screen (and SLIGHTLY better processor) the Lenovo is superior in graphics and would deliver better FPS. So really the choice is yours: would you rather have inferior graphics but a full HD display or superior graphics without the display?
 
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boldfron

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Well, I want to stay under $900 for the laptop. I don't need anything amazing. I just want something to run games decently. I was mainly confused with the processor and graphic card combo. I just want something that will give me the smoothest gameplay I can have and that will run most programs decently.