Hello,

Recently my family decided to reward me with a laptop for something I don't have a single idea about.

So I went with an ASUS K52JT series notebook with the following configuration:

Intel Core i7 740QM (1st gen.)
4 GB DDR3
500 GB HDD
ATI Radeon HD 6370M
15.6'' HD-LED WXGA

However, after 10 days of the purchase, following a 20-minute-long lag at Windows boot, I discovered bad sector(s) on HDD and RMA'd the portable rig.

Now that the return is accepted, I'm eligible for choosing the very same rig anew or the following laptop I came across with for which I'll have to splash some more cash:

ACER AS7750G
Intel Core i5 2410M (2nd gen.)
6 GB DDR3
640 GB HDD
ATI Radeon HD 6650M
17.3'' HD WXGA

As obvious, the latter has certain advantages such as a bigger HDD, a bigger monitor, a better GPU and a newer gen. CPU of lower class.

Would it be worthwhile to spend that extra cash ? Or would downstepping from a 1st gen. i7 to a 2nd gen. i5 for those advantages be unnecessary ?

Thanks in advance.