Laptop Comparison / Recommendation

[IAjames]

Hello,

I am looking to buy a notebook laptop. I am looking for something in $450-$600 range. I would prefer it be 11-14in, have 500GB HD, 4GB RAM, and a webcam. I will not be doing any gaming on this laptop. Mostly writing papers, surfin the net, and some statistical analysis using SPSS or SAS. There are two computers I am currently looking at. Which do people think is better? Does anyone have a different recommendation?

MSI X Series X370-205US vs. Samsung Series 3 NP350U2A-W01UB

Open to suggestions.

Thanks,

 

[dj31499]

http/www.shopping.hp.com/webapp/shopping/computer_can_series.do?storeName=computer_store&category=notebooks&a1=Category&v1=Everyday+computing&series_name=g6x_series&jumpid=in_R329_prodexp/hhoslp/psg/notebooks/Everyday_computing/g6x_series Im no tech guru but this one looks decent

 

[Avro Arrow]

That's a tough choice. On one hand, you have the E-450 which has awesome batter life and decent graphics capability but a snail's-pace CPU designed to compete with Intel's Atom. On the other hand you have a computer with a powerful and fast i5 CPU that's handicapped by Intel graphics. It's a bit of a shame too because at 15", prices drop dramatically and you can get a much better deal like this:
http/www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834230242
If graphics really aren't what you want or care about, then there's no question that the Samsung is the way to go.