PrintMule (OP)
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August 13, 2013, 02:32:26 PM |
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A friend of a friend has asked me to pick a laptop for her. I have plenty experience with desktops, but close to none when it comes to laptops/tablets. Lets say we have:
Core i3-3110M 2.4 GHz HD Graphics 4000 TDP 35 W Core i3-3217U 1.8 GHz HD Graphics 4000 TDP 17 W Core i5-3210M 2.5 GHz HD Graphics 4000 TDP 35 W Core i5-3317U 1.7 GHz HD Graphics 4000 TDP 17 W
If choosing between i3 M and i5 M i would probably choose i3, cause difference is not that big, except for turbo boost. But if choosing between i3 U and i5 U, turbo boost probably might come in very handy.
Thing is - 1.8 Ghz sounds really small. I do not expect her to play crysis, moreover, I saw a video of MW3 on i3 3217u at youtube, but still. How many Ghz do you need? If I take i3 U laptop with 15' display and stick 8gb ram and SSD into it, will it feel blazing fast or not? Or do we need a turbo boost? Or both will suck, and we need M version.
Usage scenario = "heavy browsing" (30 open tabs, youtube HD playback), MKV 1080p playback, photoshop sitting in the background.
Thanks in advance.
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