Indy 350 Report post Posted November 30, 2011 My girlfriend wants a new laptop and she's looking to spend £400. She won't use it for much shit except the internet and microsoft office. I found the following: SAMSUNG Series 3 NP300E5A-A01DX 15.6" Laptop - Silver Intel Core i3-2330 (2.2Ghz, 3MB cache memory) 4GB RAM PACKARD BELL TS11HR039 15.6" Laptop - Black Intel Core™ i5-2410M (2.3Ghz, 3MB cache memory) 3GB RAM Now they're both the same price and almost identical specs except RAM and CPU. Here are the benchmarks for the two processors: (Samsung) Intel i3 = 2791 (PB) Intel i5 = 3346 Source The only other difference is an extra GB of RAM in the Samsung. Which one would you go for? One offers a better CPU but less RAM, whilst the other has a lesser CPU but more RAM. Will the 1GB RAM make much difference? I don't really want to add any RAM for her either, i'm lazy like that. OR, do you have any alternatives that you would suggest? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ViceMan 1380 Report post Posted November 30, 2011 I'd go for lower RAM myself if it's not being used for anything strenuous. But fuck (buttfuck?) it i'm no expert. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Indy 350 Report post Posted November 30, 2011 Yeah i'm starting to edge toward the better CPU, i'm not sure how benchmarks work but 2791 vs 3346 seems like a big difference. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
trathen 15 Report post Posted November 30, 2011 I believe that acer own packard bell so I'd personally stay away from it because of the shit I had with acer. nothing in it tbh, if all she needs it for is general shit then they're more than capable. looking for a laptop myself for £400 and the only suggestion is stay away from acer, some of the specs look good but fuck me do they feel cheap Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Indy 350 Report post Posted November 30, 2011 Yeah I would prefer the Samsung, but that i5 CPU is just tickling my balls man Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Qdeathstar 1763 Report post Posted December 1, 2011 toshiba makes a nice laptop... you can get a nice one for 250 USD for internet and office only. acer is a piece of shit, like trathen said. Also, you don't need a i5 if it's just for internet/office. For what she's doing the ram is gonna be way more important (multiple ie tabs, office windows), and the Samsung has more of it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
