I won't look at models less than the A8 and prefer the A10.
For the i3 model you get a better CPU, more ram and can do the CPU compare at CPUBOSS.com
Over the weekend I bought an HP laptop at Best Buy. It was on sale for $239. I wasn't super impressed with it out of the box. It just seems to run slow and after 3 days I still am unimpressed. Here is what I got:
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/hp-15-6-laptop-amd-a6-series-4gb-memory-500gb-hard-drive-black/4221508.p?id=1219708599663&skuId=4221508
I'm trying to decide if it's worth it to take it back and just go for a more expensive one. It would be about another $120. Here it is:
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/hp-15-6-touch-screen-laptop-intel-core-i3-6gb-memory-1tb-hard-drive-black/4221600.p?id=1219708598794&skuId=4221600
Obviously it's a bigger HD and more RAM, and the touch screen is a bonus. I'm just wondering if it's REALLY worth the extra $$$. I have Xfinity and that may be part of the reason I'm having slow issues but my last laptop just didn't seem to be quite this slow. And even if it was, it was 6 years old. It also had the 4MB but it only had 320MB HDD. I would think this new laptop would run circles around it being brand new.
Can anyone help me decide? I only have a few days to take it back if I'm going to do it. Thank you for any help you can offer!

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