A6-4400M vs. i3-3120M

[kraizyswan]

Hi, I'm looking to purchase a new laptop for daily use.. facebook, youtube, netflix, etc.. absolutely NO gaming use, but i do upload some rather large pictures / videos from a HD camera..

Browsing BestBuy's website, I found a Samsung [NP365E5C-S03US] with AMD Dual-Core A6-4400M Accelerated Processor with AMD Radeon HD 7520G graphics.. 500GB Serial ATA II hard drive (5400 rpm)

I also found an Asus [X501A-SI30302Q] with Intel Core i3-3120M Processor and UMA graphics.. 500GB hard drive (5400 rpm)

both have 4GB DDR3 memory.. both are under $400...

i'm just curious which one is better, processor-wise, and graphics-wise.. thanks in advance for your help!

 

[atomicWAR]

yes always drain your battery....

 

[kraizyswan]

ok thank u!

 

[atomicWAR]

let us know who it works out for you....

 

[jfc320]

well my old toshiba had core 2 duo t6500 which i think is slower than the pentium g2020.. so i guess it probably wouldn't be

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[jfc320]

well i keep mine at home, i dont bring it with me anywhere.. so i'm always near the power cord.. so you're saying when its fully charged, i should unplug it, and i shouldn't charge it again until it drains completely? with my old laptop, i would use it until it got sorta low, then plug it in and keep using it until its charged, unplug it until it gets low again, then plug it in..

Since this is absolutely no gaming, amd radeon 7520g hd graphics are a whole lot better then UMA intel graphics

 

[JD88]

Why was this thread re-opened and the "solution" unselected?

 

[kraizyswan]

i have no idea whats going on lol i didnt do anything

 

[JD88]

i have no idea whats going on lol i didnt do anything

You're just fine Have you made your purchase yet?

 

[kraizyswan]

no i'm broke right now, gotta wait for my tax return.. but the price of my i5 asus jumped up from $420 to $450 which i'm not very happy about

 

[JD88]

no i'm broke right now, gotta wait for my tax return.. but the price of my i5 asus jumped up from $420 to $450 which i'm not very happy about

Ahh yeah prices can vary by the day. Let me know if you need help finding another one when you are ready to buy as everything may have changed around by then.

 

[kraizyswan]

no i'm broke right now, gotta wait for my tax return.. but the price of my i5 asus jumped up from $420 to $450 which i'm not very happy about

Ahh yeah prices can vary by the day. Let me know if you need help finding another one when you are ready to buy as everything may have changed around by then.
[/quotemsg

Hey, I'm at best buy right now and they have my Asus i5 for $399, and I was about to purchase... But my concern is the UMA graphics, the employees here say that its built into the motherboard and its basically garbage / no good ..now as I said before, I do NO GAMING... But, i DO edit full 1080p HD videos and pictures... Will this Asus be okay?

 

[JD88]

no i'm broke right now, gotta wait for my tax return.. but the price of my i5 asus jumped up from $420 to $450 which i'm not very happy about

Ahh yeah prices can vary by the day. Let me know if you need help finding another one when you are ready to buy as everything may have changed around by then.
[/quotemsg

Hey, I'm at best buy right now and they have my Asus i5 for $399, and I was about to purchase... But my concern is the UMA graphics, the employees here say that its built into the motherboard and its basically garbage / no good ..now as I said before, I do NO GAMING... But, i DO edit full 1080p HD videos and pictures... Will this Asus be okay?

You should be fine, especially if the i5 has Intel graphics 4000. I would go for it.

 

[kraizyswan]

You should be fine, especially if the i5 has Intel graphics 4000. I would go for it.

It just says graphics: UMA ..it doesn't say Intel 4000

 

[Brett928S2]

always drain your battery before recharging it will extend its life

Hi

Sorry but that's VERY BAD ADVICE...

A modern Lithium Polymer battery has it life SHORTENED by cycling the battery...

To the OP ... to make the battery last as well as possible, KEEP it plugged in whenever possible... do NOT flatten then charge it unnecessarily....

Also ...ASUS are extremely difficult to get parts for repair...Acer and Toshiba are MUCH easier... (see my sig)

All the best Brett

 

[kraizyswan]

Hey, so I purchased the K55-SI50301P.. turns out it has Intel hd 4000, not UMA.. the websites specs were wrong.. not only this computer, but at least 2 others had the wrong graphics listed as well.. thanks for your help tho! I appreciate it

 

[kraizyswan]

Also, I was recommended to just take the battery out all together when using it plugged in..

 

[atomicWAR]

not a bad idea

 

[Brett928S2]

Also, I was recommended to just take the battery out all together when using it plugged in..

Hi

NO...not a good idea...

All the best Brett

 

[atomicWAR]

always drain your battery before recharging it will extend its life

Hi

Sorry but that's VERY BAD ADVICE...

A modern Lithium Polymer battery has it life SHORTENED by cycling the battery...

To the OP ... to make the battery last as well as possible, KEEP it plugged in whenever possible... do NOT flatten then charge it unnecessarily....

Also ...ASUS are extremely difficult to get parts for repair...Acer and Toshiba are MUCH easier... (see my sig)

All the best Brett

lol i am old (ouch i hate that) i am so use to nickel cadmuim batteries which you do want to drain i forget about lithuim ion's...my mistake lithuim ion is best to keep charged and unplug when hooked up to AC. my mistake and thanks for the correction

 

[atomicWAR]

http/www.popsci.com/diy/article/2011-09/ask-geek-should-i-fully-drain-my-laptop-battery-recharging-it

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taking out is debatable....manufactures disagree, check with yours