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Reasons to consider the ASUS G74 Series G74SX

17.3" | Core i7 2 GHz Quad core | 12 GB DDR3-1333 | 1,500 GB HDD
Capacity Much more storage capacity
1,500 GB
Life Much longer battery life
16 hour
Capacity Much more RAM
12 GB
Full HD Is full HD
the screen is large enough to display 1080p video without scaling
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Reasons to consider the Apple MacBook Pro 8th Gen

15.4" | 2.2 GHz Dual core | 4 GB DDR3-1333 | 500 GB HDD
Significantly lighter
2,540 g
Thinner
24 mm
Clock Speed Faster processor
2.2 GHz
Released Marginally newer
Oct, 2011

Differences

Advantages of the ASUS G74 Series G74SX

Capacity Much more storage capacity 1,500 GB vs 500 GB 3x more storage capacity
Life Much longer battery life 16 hour vs 7 hour Around 2.5x longer battery life; surf the web longer without having to plug in
Capacity Much more RAM 12 GB vs 4 GB Three times as much RAM; run more applications and have more browser tabs open without slowing down the system
Full HD Is full HD Yes vs No Somewhat common; the screen is large enough to display 1080p video without scaling
Resolution Much higher resolution screen 1920 x 1080 pixels vs 1440 x 900 pixels 60% higher resolution screen
Rotation Speed Much faster internal storage 7,200 RPM vs 5,400 RPM More than 30% faster rotation speed; faster boot times and shorter application load times
Supported card formats Has a memory card reader MMC, SDSC, miniSD vs None Read and write data from a camera or phone memory card
Cores More cores Quad core vs Dual core Twice as many cores; run more applications at once
PPI Significantly sharper screen 127 ppi vs 110 ppi Around 20% sharper PPI; enjoy photo-realistic, crisp images
Size Bigger screen 17.3" vs 15.4" More than 10% bigger screen
Bigger l2 cache 1 MB (Intel Core i7 2630QM) vs 0.05 MB Around 20x bigger l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2-cache for quick access later
Much faster USB 572 MB/s (USB 3.0) vs 57 MB/s (USB 2.0) More than 10x faster USB; connect a high-speed external hard drive or other high-speed device
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ASUS G74 Series G74SX 17.3", 2 GHz, 12 GB, 1,500 GB HDD

Advantages of the Apple MacBook Pro 8th Gen

Significantly lighter 2,540 g vs 4,263 g More than 40% lighter
Thinner 24 mm vs 60 mm 2.5x thinner
Clock Speed Faster processor 2.2 GHz vs 2 GHz More than 10% faster processor; run computation-intensive applications, such as photo editing, faster
Released Marginally newer Oct, 2011 vs Jun, 2011 Released 4 months later
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Apple MacBook Pro 8th Gen 15.4", 2.2 GHz, 4 GB, 500 GB HDD

Similarities

Common Strengths

ASUS G74 Series G74SX Apple MacBook Pro 8th Gen
Many more USB ports 1 vs 2
Fast RAM DDR3-1333 vs DDR3-1333
Life Longer battery life 16 hour vs 7 hour

Common Weaknesses

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ports

Has a microphone jack Yes vs Unknown
Has a built-in microphone Unknown vs Unknown

processor

L3 cache 6 MB vs Unknown

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