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Help in picking out new laptop

by djfro1 Jul 10, 2016 3:54PM PDT

I'm looking to purchase a new low cost laptop for general home use: email, web browsing, MS word & excel, music storage, etc and have it narrowed down to 3 units:

HP Pavilion 15z ( V0N65AV_1) --------COST $370

AMD Dual-Core A9-9410 APU (2.9 GHz, up to 3.5 GHz, 1 MB cache) + AMD Radeon™ R5 Graphics
8GB DDR4-2133 SDRAM (1 x 8GB)
15.6" diagonal HD SVA BrightView WLED-backlit (1366 x 76Cool
1TB 5400 rpm SATA
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HP Pavilion 15t (T9Y98AV_1)---------COST $420

Intel® Core™ i3-6100U (2.3 GHz, 3 MB cache, 2 cores) + Intel® HD Graphics 520
6GB DDR4-2133 SDRAM (1 x 2GB, 1 x 4GB)
15.6" diagonal HD SVA BrightView WLED-backlit (1366 x 76Cool
1TB 5400 rpm SATA
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Dell Inspiron 15 5000-----------------COST $512

6th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 processo
8 GB Memory dual channel 1600Mhz

1TB Hard Drive 5400 rpm


Taking into account the cost & what I'm getting as a package, I'm curious what looks like my best purchase?

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For me the Dell.
by r. proffitt Forum moderator Jul 10, 2016 4:00PM PDT

HP lost me over warranty issues. I got 3 months out of my last HP and 6 months of waiting for a fix or replacement. Dell by default.

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Dell as well
by spruce11 Jul 15, 2016 12:15PM PDT

in this case, Dell as well. at least the CPU is the best among the three in my opinion.

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HP Pavilion 15z
by Eve0621 Jul 15, 2016 4:38PM PDT

I will go for HP Pavilion 15z because for its A9-9410 APU (2.9 GHz, up to 3.5 GHz) and the reasonable price among your options.

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