ASUS G74SX vs MSI GT780R......opinions?

I have the money for either one but I am torn between the two, I see the differences between the two but I'm not as PC savvy as I once was to tell if theyre minimal or if the $100 price difference is worth it for the ASUS....The MSI has only 1TB HD as opposed to 1.5TB, no Blu Ray drive (which I don't REALLY need), and same video card but with 1.5Gb of ram instead of 3....but it has 16GB of Ram whereas the ASUS has only 12Gb, which im told is no big deal. So whats your guys expert opinion? Oh and a personal note I think the MSI looks cooler lol.

ASUS

Quad Core i7 2630QM

17.3" Full HD (1920 x 1080) Display
12GB DDR3 Memory
1.5TB (750GB 7200RPM x 2) Hard Drive
Blu-Ray DVD Combo Drive
NVIDIA GTX 560M 3GB GDDR5 Graphics Card

MSI

Quad Core i7 2630QM
16GB (4GB x 4) DDR3 1333MHz RAM
1TB (2x 500GB 7200RPM) RAID-0 HD

17.3" Full HD (1920 x 1080) Display

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560M 1.5GB GDDR5 VGA

the difference in video memory maes it clear. I'd definitely pick the ASUS G74SX

I wouldnt get either, Id get this laptop instead. CPU is an AMD quad core, weaker than the core i7, but the graphics is crossfired 6750 with a 6660. Probably better graphics performance than either of the laptops you linked. Costs $700. The money saved I would spend on a decent desktop.

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/HP+-+Pavilion+Laptop+/+AMD+A-Series+Processor+/+15.6%22+Display+/+6GB+Memory+/+640GB+Hard+Drive+-+Dark+Umber/2738329.p?id=1218348120631&skuId=2738329

HP pavilion Laptops are notorious for failing though, especially their motherboards, I can't even count how many of them I have seen go to hell after a short period of time. gmaster456

hmm im not really sure about the different brands but HP is a pretty big brand right? Ive had 2 asus laptops, and one acer netbook. One of the asus laptops died after 3 years....so i guess it can happen with ant brand

[QUOTE="gmaster456"]HP pavilion Laptops are notorious for failing though, especially their motherboards, I can't even count how many of them I have seen go to hell after a short period of time. blaznwiipspman1

hmm im not really sure about the different brands but HP is a pretty big brand right? Ive had 2 asus laptops, and one acer netbook. One of the asus laptops died after 3 years....so i guess it can happen with ant brand