Question Which of these Loptops?

[life24]

Hello,

Which of these is better?

Asus UX430UQ - Core i7- 7500U (2-Core) , 8GB DDR4 , 512GB SSD - 14inch
Asus S410 - Core i7 - 8550(4-Core) - 8GB DDR4 , 1TB HDD - 14Inch

I think UX430UQ is better than S410, because in S410 Hard is bottleneck.

 

[UsandThem]

I think UX430UQ is better than S410, because in S410 Hard is bottleneck.

Huh? What is "hard" that causes a bottleneck?

Do you mean one of the laptops has a spinner hard drive, and the other one has a SSD? I looked at Asus' site at the specs, and Asus lists they both come with a SSD:

https://www.asus.com/us/Laptops/ASUS-ZenBook-UX430UQ/Tech-Specs/

https://www.asus.com/us/Laptops/ASUS-VivoBook-S14-S410UN/specifications/

The i7-8550u would be the better CPU, but there's a lot more to laptops than just the CPU. That said, I personally wouldn't buy any laptop or PC that only has a dual core CPU in 2018. Quad-core CPUs are the minimum I would go with (especially on the low power 'u' Intel mobile CPUs.

https://www.notebookcheck.net/7500U-vs-8550U_8149_9208.247596.0.html

 

[life24]

Huh? What is "hard" that causes a bottleneck?

Do you mean one of the laptops has a spinner hard drive, and the other one has a SSD? I looked at Asus' site at the specs, and Asus lists they both come with a SSD:

https://www.asus.com/us/Laptops/ASUS-ZenBook-UX430UQ/Tech-Specs/

https://www.asus.com/us/Laptops/ASUS-VivoBook-S14-S410UN/specifications/

The i7-8550u would be the better CPU, but there's a lot more to laptops than just the CPU. That said, I personally wouldn't buy any laptop or PC that only has a dual core CPU in 2018. Quad-core CPUs are the minimum I would go with (especially on the low power 'u' Intel mobile CPUs.

https://www.notebookcheck.net/7500U-vs-8550U_8149_9208.247596.0.html

Thank you,
If We suppose "Asus S410" just has HDD.

 

[UsandThem]

Thank you,
If We suppose "Asus S410" just has HDD.

Even if that one has a HDD, I think I would still go with it as long as the HDD could be replaced with a SSD.

I couldn't in good faith go with a dual core CPU in almost 2019. People generally keep laptops for a while, so I'd want something that would be fast enough so I could enjoy using it, instead of always thinking how slow things got when multitasking.

 

[life24]

Even if that one has a HDD, I think I would still go with it as long as the HDD could be replaced with a SSD.

I couldn't in good faith go with a dual core CPU in almost 2019. People generally keep laptops for a while, so I'd want something that would be fast enough so I could enjoy using it, instead of always thinking how slow things got when multitasking.

Thank you for your reply,
Suppose we can't replaced HDD with SSD in S410 . Now which one is better?

 

[UsandThem]

Thank you for your reply,
Suppose we can't replaced HDD with SSD in S410 . Now which one is better?

You can take a look ones like the Dell Inspiron line. They are generally the easiest to work on, and I currently own two of them (different years), and a XPS I bought in 2012. I've been happy with all of them, and the XPS just keeps on chugging along (original battery still in there too).

 

[spacejamz]

What will the laptop be used for? just general web surfing and watching youtube/netflix?

is there a big difference in price?

 

[life24]

just general web surfing and watching youtube/netflix?

Yes.

 

[spacejamz]

Yes.

Any of the newer laptops should be fine then....as others have stated, get one with the latest generation i7 which is more efficient and use less power than the ones you mentioned. Most of these should come with an SSD so you should be good.

 

[DontMessWithJohan]

Having your OS on a HDD will lag the computer noticeably for most tasks compared to SSD, but having the S410's CPU will be a much better option for gaming. Since you said you aren't gaming, go for the UX430UQ.

 

[Drassx]

I'd have to agree with the others, if youre planning on replacing the hdd for an ssd(and willing to spend the money on the ssd) then sure go with that one, but if the answer is no, go with the ssd, plus if youre just a normal user, that i7 is fine, its still a 2 core 4 thread.

 

[Rhyalus]

It seems silly to me, with all of the choices out there in the market to buy a laptop with either a dual core cpu or a spinning hard drive...

I guess unless you are not able to afford it, in which case you must go with the item that is replaceable as others have said.

Also we should all try to avoid system with soldered in RAM.


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[ringtail]

Hello,

Which of these is better?

Asus UX430UQ - Core i7- 7500U (2-Core) , 8GB DDR4 , 512GB SSD - 14inch
Asus S410 - Core i7 - 8550(4-Core) - 8GB DDR4 , 1TB HDD - 14Inch

I think UX430UQ is better than S410, because in S410 Hard is bottleneck.

As a possibly better alternative this looks pretty good:
ASUS VivoBook 15 X510UQ

 

[Drassx]

As a possibly better alternative this looks pretty good:
ASUS VivoBook 15 X510UQ

i think if you arnt planning on gaming at all you are way better off looking for something with an 8th gen mobile i5 (still 4 core 8 thread) with an ssd(256gb ish, prolly gonna be 500gb for same price soon) for around $500 usd. For general use outside of gaming you would have way better user experience. I cant stress enough how import ssd is in most cases, as far as user experience, it makes a HUGE difference, you will thank yourself while not having to wait while windows does a 30-45min long update as apposed to a nice snappy maybe few min update which you are tapping your toes cursing *this normally only takes 45secs....geeeez i have to wait 3 WHOLE mins omg...* trust me its worth it.