I need to rephrase the question somewhat. I will be using an external monitor( and possibly the laptop’s in a 2 monitor situation).It has to be a laptop as I need a portable computer for speech recognition
( Both of these are very adequate for that purpose). I like the Asus better because it has a better reputation for reliability. It also has a 1 gb video card vs 512mb which I hope might make up some of the difference in processor speed. So I guess what I need to know is, will the Dell be 20% faster in processing different HD formats. If so I would have to go with it.
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