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Compare these Dell laptops for me please

jmaike

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I need a strong laptop for heavy Adobe Video/Photo Editing Software (PhotoShop, After Effects, Premiere etc.).

i doubt between the Dell Inspiron 15 5000 and 17 5000 series. The difference in inches (15 inch/17 inch) is not important for me. Which one performs better for working with heavy softwares?

Dell Inspiron 15 5000 Serie
Intel® Core™ i7-5500U processor (4 MB cache, to 3,00 GHz)
Windows 8.1 (64-bits)
15,6" led-backlit beeldscherm met TrueLife en HD-resolutie (1.366 x 768)
8 GB DIMM's (2) (2 x 4 GB), DDR3L, 1.600 MHz
1 TB SATA hybride hard disk (5.400 rpm) with 8 GB cache
AMD Radeon™ R7 M270 4 GB DDR3

Inspiron 17 5000 serie
5th gen Intel® Core™ i7-5500U processor (4 MB cache, to 3,00 GHz)
Windows 8.1 (64-bits) - Nederlands
17,3" led-backlit beeldscherm met Truelife en HD+-resolutie (1.600 x 900)
8 GB Single Channel DDR3L 1.600 MHz (8 GB x 1)
1 TB SATA-harddisk (5.400 rpm)
NVIDIA® GeForce® 840M 2 GB DDR3
 


Yes, It will be fine, It's still the better laptop, but i'd strongly reccomend sticking a matching 8gb stick in ASAP to get thhe full benefit of DDR.