Solved! Difference between these?

[spitball91]

They both seem to have the same cpu and gpu same ram and speed. What's the real Difference? I was looking to use it for gaming mostly and my price range is about 600 to 800 maybe if anyone has any suggestions? I don't mind buying used if I have too I just want the best for my price. But these both seem to have and do what I want but a big price difference to them, so which is better or different?

https/www.walmart.com/ip/Dell-Inspiron-15-5577-Notebook-with-Intel-i5-7300HQ-8GB-1TB-HDD/477869956

https/www.bestbuy.com/site/dell-inspiron-15-6-laptop-intel-core-i5-8gb-memory-nvidia-geforce-gtx-1050-1tb-8gb-hybrid-hard-drive-red/5744102.p?skuId=5744102

 

[core0]

So, just by taking a look at the specifications the websites offered, one of the main differences is the GPU. I am assuming the walmart one is using integrated graphics because no GPU is listed. The Best Buy one comes with a GTX 1050, which is by far better than integrated graphics on a 7300HQ. Also, the Best Buy laptop has 8gb Hybrid Hard Drive. A Hybrid Hard Drive is basically an SSD and HDD combined into one drive. There are other small differences, which include extra features that the Best Buy one comes with because it is more tuned for consumer's who are gamers; whereas the Walmart one is tuned for the everyday user. I have no recommendations on better laptops; I do not know that much about laptop deals and what not. Hope my info helped

 

[GreyCatz]

Well, to begin with, they are not the same laptop.

The WalMart Dell has model no i5577-5328BLK-PUS and used to be $807. They have decided to slash the price by $170, which makes it a pretty good deal at $637.

The BestBuy Dell has model no BBY-3CXF7FX and looks completely different, too. It also features a hybrid HDD (8GB SSD partition) and retails for $800.

It is worth noting that you can get the same BBY model from Amazon US for $727:
https/www.amazon.com/Dell-Inspiron-7000-7567-i5-7300HQ/dp/B06WLMJPC3

The WalMart Dell is a powerful notebook packing some impressive specs, but it's not a gaming machine. The BestBuy/Amazon Dell is a gaming machine and designed to cope better with heat and noise. Other than that, they're basically identical.

Cheers,
GreyCatz.

 

[spitball91]

To core0 if you click the about item it does say "The dedicated NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 graphics card has 4GB of GDDR5 RAM and delivers a sharp, clear picture" so there is that.

But I agree the hybrid drive is nice with the price difference I could just buy a ssd to put in it and still but running maybe less or about the same as the other right?

And to GreyCatz I did think about it being a gaming laptop so it's better designed for heat and such but I wouldn't be using it for long periods of time gaming just for 1 or 2 hours at a time and the price difference for just that I'm not sure it's worth it for me.

So with that it'd be better to just get the Wal-Mart one I think. I would also buy a cooling pad for it