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!

 

[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

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

Hi

If it was a Nicad your advice would have been correct (I am ancient as well lol)

With Lithium Polymer they NEED to be in the lappy and charged ALL the time.... they don't like long periods of not being on charge...

All the best Brett

 

[atomicWAR]

glad i am not alone....some many youngsters on here now a days...

 

[Brett928S2]

glad i am not alone....some many youngsters on here now a days...

Hi

I am only 60 lol...that's ONLY a quarter of my life gone I reckon...lol (only the good die young)

All the best Brett

 

[kraizyswan]

here's a weird question--- why won't any of my USB's fit into the USB 3.0 sockets on my new laptop?? I googled it, and it says they should be compatible, just won't get the 3.0 speed, which is fine, i just want to use the sockets.. My laptop has two 3.0 sockets and only one 2.0 socket... I need more than 1! what the heck???

 

[Brett928S2]

here's a weird question--- why won't any of my USB's fit into the USB 3.0 sockets on my new laptop?? I googled it, and it says they should be compatible, just won't get the 3.0 speed, which is fine, i just want to use the sockets.. My laptop has two 3.0 sockets and only one 2.0 socket... I need more than 1! what the heck???

Hi

They MUST fit as the 2 and 3 sockets are PRECISELY the same size/dimensions...

Unless they are badly made ...the things you are plugging in...

All the best Brett