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Laptop to comapare (Little help here)

NOGA

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Jun 11, 2014
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Hi,
Respected sir,
I am feeling difficulty in deciding which laptop is better out of these two for gaming

1) HP Pavilion 15-n209TX
(Link:- http://www.flipkart.com/hp-pavilion-15-n209tx-laptop-4th-gen-ci5-4gb-1tb-win8-1-2gb-graph/p/itmdshynjczjwyzz?pid=COMDSHYJWBBSKV4M )

2) Samsung NP550P5C-S04IN Laptop
( Link:- http://www.flipkart.com/samsung-np550p5c-s04in-laptop-3rd-gen-ci5-6gb-1-tb-win8-2gb-graph/p/itmdeh2tvgytgrkj?pid=COMDEH2SDVGNWXEC )

Sir, difference in price is about $85 , (samsung one is costlier )what is your opinion that which one should i buy for gaming.

Please Help me

Thank you
 


HP - 4th Gen Ci5, NVIDIA GeForce GT 740M

Samsung - Core i5 (3rd Gen) , Nvidia GeForce GT 650M

HP has a more better processor and graphics card
 


HP : i5 4200U - the U is an undervolted chip, the clock speed is slowed down to preserve battery life.
The only place the processor succeeds is having better integrated graphics which is redundant for a dedicated GPU laptop.
the samsung has a 3rd gen 3210M - the M is the regular processor that isn't undervolted and as such has a higher clock speed, its not as efficient as the 4200U but it boasts better raw power.
http://www.notebookcheck.net/NVIDIA-GeForce-GT-650M.71887.0.html
if you'll look at the little % chart comparison, you'll see the gt 650M has 6% higher rating.
740Mvs650M.jpg.html


yet another source if you don't believe the one above: http://www.game-debate.com/gpu/index.php?gid=1247&gid2=832&compare=geforce-gt-740m-vs-geforce-gt-650m-gddr5

the 650M is better than the 740M.
research next time, the most current gen is never indiscriminately the best.
 


ah newbie mistake there.