Dell Vostro 5470 vs lenovo z510?

[dekol]

Hey,
Can't decide between those 2 laptops. I'm searching for a multimedia and general use (studying, surfing) laptop that will replace my home pc and will also be durable.

Lenovo specs:

Intel® Core™ i7-4702QM Processor 2.2GHz
"15.6 LED 1920x1080
NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 740M 2GB
8GB DDR3
1TB 5400RPM + 8GB SSHD Cache
Windows 8.1
4 cell battery
2.2 kg
1 Year warrenty

Dell Vostro 5470 specs:

Intel® Core™ i5-4200U Processor 1.6GHz up to 3.0 ghz
"14 LED 1366x768 Touch Screen
NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 740M 2GB
8GB DDR3
128GB SSD
Windows 8
No optical drive
3 cell battery
1.6kg
3 year warrenty

Thanks

 

[iceblitzed]

overall id pick the dell. When you mean multimedia do you mean watching videos/skype or editing

 

[dekol]

Mainly connecting the laptop to an LCD and watching HD movies.
Why dis you choose the Dell one if the lenovo has better hardware?

 

[iceblitzed]

Mainly connecting the laptop to an LCD and watching HD movies.
Why dis you choose the Dell one if the lenovo has better hardware?

mainly because the dell has an ssd while the lenovo has a hybrid drive. Having an ssd is well worth it (faster boot and load times on applications, less freezes/crashing, better at multitasking, increase in battery life by 10-15% average, etc). I hope 128GB will be enough for you though.

 

[dekol]

So SSD is better than a better cpu?
What about build quality? Are both of the models same quality?
Thanks

 

[bigwoofer]

Sorry this is so late - there are unanswered questions and it may help someone as this responds to a google search. In general, you would decide for the better processor vs. better hard drive at the same price point in this situation. Why? Because it's really easy to upgrade a hard drive later and while you can upgrade a CPU in a laptop, it's rarely done because of the labor to do it.

Regarding build quality, you have consumer and business class laptops - Lenovo creates only business class laptops and Latitude is Dell's brand for their business class laptop. What do you get with a biz class vs. consumer class? Longer product lifecycle for better replacement parts availability AND better build strength to withstand drops better, including better shock protection and features like a free-fall sensor that stops Hard Disk Drives spinning when the laptop thinks it's falling to the ground. The read head digging into a spinning disc is not good when you have a presentation your business is relying on in 5 minutes