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Question

Help me choose a laptop

Aug 15, 2016 10:01PM PDT

Hello! I am wondering if it's better to get a 2 in 1 ASUS Laptop with 4GB of RAM, 64 GB of SSD, and Intel Braswell N3050, or get an ACER Laptop with the same RAM, but 500 GB of Hard Drive and a better processor (i3)? I really want SSD, but I find no good one without a weak processor or lower RAM, or without Windows, etc (my budget is 400$, so the Laptops I have looked at are between 200-400).
There is also another option, an ASUS with the same specs as the above except it has intel pentium, which has the same GHz as the first, the braswell (the second has 2.4). With that being said, if the processor is the same basically as the first, I would probably take the first over this one since the first has SSD.

Now, I don't game much, the most I would play is a flash browser game called Tanki Online. I would mostly use it for other programs/apps, typing, browser surfing, and maybe other things. If that's all I do, perhaps celeron won't be bad, but since I want to keep this Laptop for a while, maybe i'll need to do other things later that my processor cannot handle. If SSD is not worth it as much, i'd get a hard drive one with a good processor. Help?

Thanks!

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Clarification Request
Did you exceed the requirements?
Aug 15, 2016 10:32PM PDT
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SSD
Aug 16, 2016 9:04AM PDT

Well, I wouldn't mind because I don't use much, and I could also use flash drives. Anyway, any advice on the options and if SSD is worth it to get a lower processor?

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Tanki
Aug 16, 2016 9:08AM PDT

And it looks like i'm good to go no matter which I pick, then for the recommended it would have to be an i3, which is an option.
I currently use an HP AMD-A6 1.6 GHz with 3GB of RAM and 320 GB of Hard Disk (old laptop), and i've run the game rather well, esepcially when using flash standalone (something like that), although I do run into lags frequently.

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Small world.
Aug 16, 2016 9:43AM PDT

Just last week I took a laptop with the AMD A6 which had the 320GB HDD and cloned it to a 128GB SSD since the machine was taking over 10 minutes to boot up. The 128GB HDD cost 30 bucks. I already own the clone kit (26 bucks.)

Result? It boots up in about 35 seconds now.

Here's the machine I upgraded: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834230457

What's up with that HP? Maybe it just needs a little upgrade?

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Ah
Aug 16, 2016 11:32AM PDT

That's interesting. Well, it has 3GB of RAM, and the processor may be a bit slow as well, not to mention the battery stopped working as well. I also need one for myself, as that is more of a family one. That is why I am searching for a new one.

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And ours needed a battery.
Aug 16, 2016 11:41AM PDT

That was 15 bucks to my mailbox so that was fixed up too.

Anyhow, I'd take the one with the better CPU and GPU. HDDs can be changed later.

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Hm
Aug 16, 2016 11:47AM PDT
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In this model
Aug 16, 2016 12:15PM PDT

There appears to be a Youtube on changing it out. The i3 is a step up from an AMD A6.

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Thanks
Aug 16, 2016 12:22PM PDT

Okay, got it.
Yes, I do believe going from 1.6 to 2.3 Ghz is a good step up hehe. Everything else looks good.

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Only issue
Aug 16, 2016 12:28PM PDT

This laptop appears to have the mouspad over to the left, which is sort of strange. I would assume i'd get used to it. Any thoughts?

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There are folk that
Aug 16, 2016 12:38PM PDT

Write on and on the touch pad SHALL ALWAYS BE in a certain spot.

I tend to ignore those posts.

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Well
Aug 16, 2016 1:03PM PDT

It does not necessarily have to be in a spot, but since that is where they always put it, I have gotten used to it.