If student use is just typing documents, making presentations, mailing, browsing the LMS at school and Internet and looking an occasional video at Youtube a 3rd generation i5 with a 160 GB SSD is fine performancewise. The desktop where I type this has a 4th generation I5, 4 GB RAM and a 256 GB SSD and I don't have a single reason to upgrade.
But maybe you're one of those students that want to play heavy games on their laptop? Or run MATLAB? Or use it for video processing an hour a day. Then none of the 2 are really suited.
The trackpad doesn't matter, I have a mouse.
Looking for value for money and a sturdy laptop for student use.
I can get 30% off price listed on the site.
$324
T440p Notebook Intel Core i7-4600m 2.90ghz, 8GB, 500GB HDD
(T440 also available for same price, has 160GB SSD instead of HDD and slightly shittier CPU)
https://www.pb-tech.com.au/product/EXNBKLEN443/ThinkPad-T440p-Notebook-OFF-LEASE-Intel-Core-i7-46
$200
T430 Notebook Intel Core i5-3320M 2.6ghz, 8GB, 160GB SSD
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Lenovo-Thinkpad-T430-FAST-LAPTOP-i5-3320M-2-6GHZ-8GB-160GB-SSD-DVDRW-14-win-7-/282548447911?hash=item41c9332aa7:g:wnEAAOSw-kdXy4CA
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