Should I buy a Lenovo y570 laptop or an ASUS A53SD laptop?

Neither of these two laptops are particularly good choices, because they come with 15.6" 1366x768 displays.

1366x768 resolution in a 15.6" display makes things onscreen large, and 15.6" displays that have 1366x768 resolution tend to be low-grade display panels with very poor image quality due to low contrast. You should make a point to avoid displays like this when it is reasonable to do so, unless you require the larger text for eyesight-related reasons.

Keep in mind that it should not be a priority for you to get a Core i7 processor. Game performance tends to be bottlenecked by the GPU before it is bottlenecked by the processor, and basic usage is unaffected by the differences between the majority of currently-available processors. Really, there is a lot that you need to focus on before you become concerned with what type of processor you get.

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You are right about the Edge. The Thinkpad Edge is one of the cheaper product lines available from Lenovo (as opposed to the "real" thinkpads). It is not representative of all of Lenovo's product lines, and you cannot generalize an entire brand based on experience with one model.

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Consider instead a configuration of the Lenovo Thinkpad T530 that includes the upgraded 15.6" 1600x900 or the upgraded 15.6" 1920x1080 display, and the upgraded NVIDIA NVS 5400M GPU.

The upgraded 15.6" 1600x900 and 15.6" 1920x1080 displays have excellent contrast, and don't make things onscreen quite so large. This is contrary to the 15.6" 1366x768 display available in the Y570 and A53SD, and the 15.6" 1366x768 display available as the default option in the T530 (don't choose this), which make things onscreen large and are low-grade display panels with very poor image quality due to low contrast.

The NVIDIA NVS 5400M GPU, while not a gaming GPU, should be similar to the Lenovo Y570's 96-Shader version of the GT 555M (a true 144-Shader GT 555M is faster, but the Y570 does not have that) as far as game performance goes, and it will be significantly faster than the A53SD's GT 610M.

Plus, the Lenovo Thinkpad T530 has much better build quality than a lot of consumer-oriented laptops like the Lenovo Y570, ASUS A53SD, and the Thinkpad Edge series you had.

**Lenovo Thinkpad T530**

- Sign up and sign in here: http://shoplenovo.i2.com/SEUILibrary/controller/e/...

- T530 base configs through the discount: http://shoplenovo.i2.com/SEUILibrary/controller/e/... (Generally, start with the cheapest)

- On the configuration page, upgrade the "Display type" to at least HD+ (1600x900). You should not buy the Lenovo Thinkpad T530 in any configuration that includes the default HD (1366x768) display.

- The i5-3210M is not a bad upgrade choice from the stock previous-gen i3-2370M. Even if the performance difference doesn't affect you, it's a more efficient chip that might make a difference in battery life. Not a mandatory upgrade though, and get the 1600x900 display upgrade first.

- Get the free Intel Centrino 2200 WiFi adapter upgrade. Some have reported issues with the stock adapter.

- Note that, unlike most laptops, the Webcam is an upgrade, it isn't included by default.

- Don't select any memory upgrades on the configuration page. Do them yourself if you need to, because they're a lot cheaper that way.

- Get the NVS 5400M GPU upgrade if you plan on playing games that benefit from it.

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If the price is higher than you'd like, keep in mind that the deal right now isn't as good as it sometimes is. If you wait a bit, you might be able to get a better deal. Sometimes, you can get a configuration with the 1600x900 display and NVS 5400M for $659.

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For the reason that that I found a Dell laptop within the trash, after being rained and snowed on. It nonetheless works. I might go along with the Dell XPS mannequin. At a job I had, laptops had been used all day, then on the consumer's dwelling, then introduced again and used on the job again. This went on for eight years until I left.

The lenovo looks like it has really solid specs and is a really good price too. It shouldn't have any problem playing skyrim with medium quality graphics (which looks damn good anyways)