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!

 

[JD88]

Go with the Asus with the i3 for sure. That processor will be significantly faster for what you will be using it for.

 

[atomicWAR]

cpu wise the intel...gpu wise the amd....best total use of silicon again AMD

unless youhave a reason for needing that gpu power the intel system is better.

 

[kraizyswan]

cpu wise the intel...gpu wise the amd....best total use of silicon again AMD

unless youhave a reason for needing that gpu power the intel system is better.

okay thank you.. also, just curious, what is UMA graphics? i'm not familiar and obviously not very tech-savy these days.. I know the Radeon is much better, but will I even notice a difference if i'm not gaming? The only thing I really would need graphics for is editing some HD video.. otherwise, I'm much more concerned about the computers overall speed...

 

[atomicWAR]

no you won't for regular pc use it is plenty good.

 

[JD88]

For everyday tasks and overall speed the Intel unit will be much faster. Also, I personally prefer Asus over Samsung when it comes to computers.

 

[atomicWAR]

For everyday tasks and overall speed the Intel unit will be much faster. Also, I personally prefer Asus over Samsung when it comes to computers.

+ 1 for asus

 

[kraizyswan]

+ 1 for asus

Alright, I just came across another Asus [K55N-DS81] with AMD A8-4500M Processor with ATI HD 7640G graphics (vs. the other Asus with i3-3120M and UMA graphics).... which one of those is better/faster?

 

[atomicWAR]

asus with i3....if gaming as u said is a none issue.

 

[kraizyswan]

asus with i3....if gaming as u said is a none issue.

so should i just assume i3 is always superior to AMD? (for my needs anyway)..

haha okay, i keep finding more... i just found a Toshiba Satellite [L855-S5113] with i3-3120M Processor & 640GB Serial ATA hard drive.. i think i like this one best so far...

 

[atomicWAR]

yep...some love toshiba but i have had mixed experience with them...

 

[kraizyswan]

my last laptop was a toshiba and the battery crapped out on me after a couple years, and i ended up breaking it.. which is why i'm in the market for a new laptop...

 

[atomicWAR]

see evil i told you

 

[kraizyswan]

so this Toshiba i'm looking at [L855-S5113] has "Mobile Intel HD" graphics.... what the heck does that mean??? is it garbage? or again, would i not even know the difference since i'm not gaming?

 

[atomicWAR]

again no difference since your not gaming....but again i think toshiba is evil and bad...asus!

 

[kraizyswan]

well the only problem with the i3 asus, it does not come with a CD drive... which could become a problem.... so i might end up with another Toshiba...

 

[atomicWAR]

whats ur budget i will find u a good one? under 400 or is there room for flex?

 

[kraizyswan]

i'd prefer under $400, but i'm open to suggestions.. i'm not in a rush, so i can save up some $$

 

[kraizyswan]

oh, and it has to have the number-pad on the right side of the keyboard, i can't stand using the numbers along the top lol

 

[atomicWAR]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834230984 not an i3 but not a bad intel cpu either...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834230787 same not i3

both are good you just won't have hyper-threading which is no big loss