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New notebook better go i3 or i5, intel hd or vga?

rovopio

rovopio

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hi, um, im looking to buy a new laptop, im confused whether i should go with i3 or i5 considering due the difference between i3 and i5 laptop where i live is around $100...

my old laptop was an i3-2330m 2nd generation laptop with a 6730 radeon graphic. Due to currency rate, notebook price where i live is spiking drastically, 20-30% price increase, so i'm confused whether i should buy i3 or i5 and just use the intel hd4000 or do i need dedicated vga for my needs.

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the next generation of Intel graphics work pretty well in what your doing. The i3 vs i5 wouldn`t be that noticeable, however how did you i3-2330M perform in the tasks you mentioned. From their it`d be easier to recommend say an i5 or i3 or vice versa.
 
a couple hours ago i've read 2 benchmark websites, that made me decide to increase my maximum budget to $1100-ish. considering the pricing where i live is very different with with the US, not to mention after more research about goods availability, apparently there is literally no i3 i5 mobile haswell sold here.

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50 TABS WHOA. I think you need alot more then an i5;alot of RAM lol.

First off what model number CPUs are we talking about. Usually ULV is the moniker for haswell (lower power consumption without performance hits).
If you feel the i5 is not worthwhile, then try an I7 but with a decent amount of ram. Tabs etc would be sufficient when you have a lot of physical memory available. So if your buying an i5 with 2gb of ram then you`ll slow down.

My advice, is first get some solid specs on this thread. Like what have you used so far with CPU numbers, ram amounts, HDD/SSD. Then rate them on ur usage experience. The sweet spot for you I would assume would be a

Core i5
6+GB of ram
Discrete GPU from AMD or Nvidia
5400RPM or SSD

Overkill would be:
Core i7
8GB of ram
Discrete Performance GPU from either
SSD.

Thats my take
 
i only opened around 6-15 tabs simultaneously. 50 tabs is just keeping it. 60 sometimes.

my dead laptop was

SSD 128gb
i3-2330m
6gb of ram. (4gb stock + 2g corsair)

it lags a little bit while opening the 10 tabs at the same time. it doesnt lag while i keep the tabs opened though. 6gb is suffice since i dont game and i guess igpu the intelhd is fine.

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50 tabs keeping it? I`m sorry I don`t get what that means exactly.
Are you keeping 50 tabs open in your browser or going thru 50 tabs individually.

regardless, if you don`t like dell they`re plenty of other brands to check out.

But honestly for you i`d recommend the overkill specs I posted above. Its worthwhile for you I assume.
 
okay i've decided to go with the i5 since the i7 mobile price just spiked (again)...

with the i5-4200u... there's the model with 500gb hdd for $750 and the 750gb + 24gb ssd for $960

i'd assume it's an ssd cache...

is it worth paying $210 for that 24gb ssd difference...? it's the same model, i've got the brochure and checked the maker's website...
 
Maybe change your browsing behavior?

Firefox will let you keep the tabs when you exit the program. I also have a lot of tabs, but I exit the browser a couple of times daily. Firefox doesn't reload the page on the tabs until I click on that tab, so it helps on performance since all the tabs aren't active and using up memory. (I have an i7 w/ 8GB RAM and SSD.)
 
if your going to swap out the HDD for a SSD anyways then why would you pay for the 210 upgrade?
 
because... i just found out that my intel 330 ssd is 9.5mm and that low-end asus model i'm eyeing only takes 7mm drive...

so, either i pay $750 + $160 (for corsair or plextor 7mm drive) totaling $910

or pay $960 for the 24gb ssd and be done with it...
 
I would recommend the i5 the speed of it will be a lot faster and more recognizable. And especiallly if you want to run a second monitor Id go for the intell 4000 hd graphics
 
50 tabs?? Are you running a Terror network?? I would be nervous anyway for $1100 range I think you might look for Haswell based 13" MacBook Air. You like portability? Then this one you should be looking for.

Good luck.
 
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50 tabs?? Are you running a Terror network?? I would be nervous anyway for $1100 range I think you might look for Haswell based 13" MacBook Air. You like portability? Then this one you should be looking for.

Good luck.
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i open 30 tabs at once (feedly, 100 unread, one-click to open all of them in the background, and I can quickly close/read the ones I want to)

It's just how "smooth" you want it to look like... my asus T100 opens >20 tabs okay with a little lag
 
thank you tamm for your help. macbook air 13" cost $1700 here so out of option.

i ended up buying an i3 notebook and planning to build your PC. thank you tamm and the rest for your reply. it really helped
 
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