worth $500 more?

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should I go for the HP ZBook 14 Mobile Workstation - Core i5 4300U or save $500 and get the Acer TravelMate TMP645-MG-9419 Intel Core i7 8GB? I'd like to future-proof my purchase, and it looks like the ZBook is easily upgradeable, but I question whether it's worth the extra money. I've also heard that Acer's tend to be unreliable. Anyone have any experience with the Travelmate?
 

Bauble

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I'll be using PhotoShop, InDesign, Illustrator and maybe some rough cuts on video.
 

Bauble

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I think they're rated pretty much the same. Is there a noticeable difference between having 1 gb dedicated graphics (HP) memory and 2 gb (Acer)?