Well, it's not a problem that you want a laptop for multimedia, or that you want one for around $1000, but there is a bit of a cardinal rule about computers.Originally Posted by High Wind
Gaming and Laptops, never the twain shall meet effectively. It's not to say they can't and given the processors in them now and other shrinking electronics sizes, it is not impossible, but in my experience it has never been a pleasant thing. You abuse the processor and the video card with something like gaming, you're going to get a lot of heat. My roommate used to fry his laptop hot enough it would shut down until he got one of those sit-underneath fans. Sure, you'll never be able to run Crysis (sorry, couldn't resist) but if you're playing previous video card generational games, you should not have any problems.
Multimedia, no problem there. I can stream from my PC to my tiny ThinkPad x61 (integrated video card) and it works like a dream. But...you are using laptop speakers. Doesn't matter even if you're buying an Apple, the speakers are going to suck. So consider a good set of headphones or some docking station with the proper speaker hookups.
All that said, I'd go with the ASUS.
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