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troy beckett
12,035 Pointshelp choosing between two laptops
I posited a similar question yesterday however I then found another laptop and I'm not sure which one to get as I'm not brilliant at knowing the difference between specs and I really want to get the purchase right.
Now before anyone mentions it don't say save for a mac haha, I know they are probably better but even after trying the refurb store I can't afford one yet. So they are out the question.
What I want to use the laptop for is web design and development. So I want the usual stuff on there like photoshop and so on. Here are the laptops below:
toshiba:
asus:
http://www.johnlewis.com/asus-x555la-laptop-intel-core-i7-12gb-ram-1-5tb-15-6-black/p2013509
Now whats confusing me is that the asus has better RAM but the tohsiba has a QUAD CORE processor so I'm not sure which is the best. Any advice will be appreciated as I really want to make the right purchase.
2 Answers
Shaun Moore
6,301 PointsPersonaly i'd go with the Asus;
Asus:
Dual-core Intel Core i7-5500U (2.4GHz to 3.0GHz with Turbo Boost) 1.5TB hard drive 12GB RAM 1920 x 1080 (Excellent Resolution)
Toshibia: Quad-Core AMD A10-8700P (1.8GHz to 3.0GHz with Turbo Boost) 1TB hard drive 8gb RAM 1366 x 768 Screen resolution
Kevin Korte
28,149 PointsOut of those two, Asus no doubt.
Jeff Lemay
14,268 PointsJeff Lemay
14,268 PointsI second this. The high-res screen makes a big difference and if I remember correctly the Intel's dual-core i7 acts as a quad-core anyways because of hyperthreading(?). Also, extra RAM and disk space never hurts.