Inspiron 5548 vs 5558

[Ashhar Hasan]

I am very confused between the Inspiron 5558 and the Inspiron 5548.

Both have a Core i5-5200U clocked at 2.2GHz to 2.7GHz, 2 x 4GB DDR3L 1600MHz, 1TB 5400rpm HDD.

The major differences are:
Inspiron 5558 - 2GB Nvidia GeForce 920M, a single USB 3 and two USB 2, fiber body, an IPS panel.
Inspiron 5548 - 2GB AMD R7 M265, two USB 3 and single USB 2, brushed aluminum lid (body is still fiber) and a TN panel. This also has a backlit keyboard (Which I find very useful)

The 5548's panel has slightly higher brightness (245cd) compared to 5558's 207cd but lacks in contrast ratio (1180 vs 500).

I mainly wanted to know which would be the better purchase (both are priced almost the same).

Major things I want to know are:
How better of a viewing angle does the IPS screen provide over the TN?
Which graphics card performs better? (NOT FROM A BENCHMARKS POINT OF VIEW)
Is it worth sacrificing the extra USB 3, backlit keyboard and AMD R7 M265 for an IPS panel and a newer 920M.

 

[velo3100]

1. Ips screens do offer a lot better viewing angles than tn panels. They also have better colour reproduction.
2. The r7 is better than the gt 920m but not by much
3. Yes it is worth going for the ips model as it will not give you much more gpu power if you go with the gt 920m