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Question

What's the difference between these two laptops/processors?

by Aug 20, 2015 7:27AM PDT

I am looking at getting a laptop for when I head to uni this September but I really am not sure what all the specs that each laptop have are about.

http://i.imgur.com/5gQXu9l.jpg

Can someone explain why the i5 laptop is so much cheaper than the i3? I would think a bigger number is better Silly From what I can see that i5 chip is older than the i3, so maybe that's why it's not as good and won't perform as well?

Cheers in advance!

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I see it
by Forum moderator Aug 20, 2015 7:39AM PDT

One is the 5th Gen Intel so they get a premium for that. I see a lot of new to how/why things are priced folk out there. The newest thing will cost more because of having to recoup dev costs.

If you want to compare CPUs, use CPUBOSS.com

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Advice?
by ThatGiggy Aug 20, 2015 7:49AM PDT

So on that website the i5 beats the i3 7 to 6.6. So is that the better chip? Or will the newer model i3 be more futureproof or something?

I want my laptop to last a while and I don't want it becoming outdated too quickly. I'll only need it for streaming, word processing, and some casual games (like Football Manager and Kerbal Space Program)

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Debateable
by r. proffitt Forum moderator Aug 20, 2015 7:55AM PDT

The new 5th gen CPU might get you more battery time. I didn't think Kerbal Space was tame enough for a machine without dedicated GPU/RAM for the video section. Be sure to report back about that.

For folk that want battery time etc. One wins. For someone doing video editing the other wins.

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Cheers for the help!
by ThatGiggy Aug 20, 2015 7:59AM PDT

You might be right about KSP, I just know it can just about run on my pile o' crap desktop which is a fair few years old, I assumed laptops would've surpassed it's technology.

Thanks for helping, I'll give it all some more thought, I don't like parting with my money Silly

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KSP complaints on lag on Gen 3 i5.
by r. proffitt Forum moderator Aug 20, 2015 8:19AM PDT
http://steamcommunity.com/app/220200/discussions/0/616189106486143909/

That's what I thought. KSP does run but you would be cutting the graphics to low, etc. Gen 4 or 5 would fix this. It will be better but for full screen graphic apps like this, I have to move to dedicated GPU+RAM to be sure.

This was just a random grab of discussions about KSP on an Intel i5 and the i5 GPU. There are many more out there.
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Just tried KSP on my x202e with Gen 3 i3
by r. proffitt Forum moderator Aug 20, 2015 8:49AM PDT

It ran, sound was good but laggy. I didn't put any time on the game but it did run well enough that it could do in a pinch.

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