Need help with chosing between 5 laptops

[Denis Hujdur]

Im a student and I need a new laptop. I just need it to be able to run demanding programs smoothly without any problems. The kind of programs Im talking about are like CAD autodesk etc,
And something very important is that it must be able to run new programs in the future aswell, nothing extreme. I dont want a gaming laptop BUT if you guys could see a potential for one of the laptops to run a came like bf4 that would be great.

I found some good laptops and i thought you guys could help me pick one of them:

1) 15,6" 1366x768 LED
Intel® Core™ i7-4510U 2Ghz, Max 3,10Ghz
RAM 8 GB 1600MHz
Harddrive 500GB, SATA
GeForce GT820M 1GB

2) 15,6" 1366x768
Intel® Core™ i7-4500U 1,8 GHz, Max 3Ghz
Ram 8GB 1600MHz
Harddrive 500GB, SATA
GeForce® GT 720M 2GB

3) 15,6" 1366x768 LED
Intel® Core™ i7-4510U 2Ghz
Ram 8 GB 1600MHz
Harddrive 500GB
GeForce GT820M 1GB

4)
17,3" 1600x900 LED
AMD Quad-Core A8-6410 2Ghz, Max 2,4 Ghz
Ram 8GB 1600MHz
Hardrive 1TB
AMD Radeon R5

5) 13,3"1920x1080 Touch
Intel® Core™ i7 4510U processor 2Ghz
Ram 8GB 1600MHz
Harddrive 128GB SSD
Intel HD Graphics 4400

 

[Calculagator]

From the info you give, I personally would go with option 5. I think that 1366x768 on a 15in screen looks terrible- you need more resolution if you want to actually use your laptop for work.

None of the dedicated GPUs you list will give you enough performance boost over intel to make them worth the cost (both in money and in battery life). Intel GPUs actually now have decent drivers and will work with CAD programs.

The A8 CPU on option 4 is much weaker than the i7s the other options have.

I think that for a new work laptop, an SSD is essential. The speed difference is huge. They are also much less likely to fail due to your moving your laptop around or dropping it. If you have a lot of media to store, you don't want to use a laptop drive anyways. If it's possible, I would look for a 256GB SSD.

 

[Denis Hujdur]

From the info you give, I personally would go with option 5. I think that 1366x768 on a 15in screen looks terrible- you need more resolution if you want to actually use your laptop for work.

None of the dedicated GPUs you list will give you enough performance boost over intel to make them worth the cost (both in money and in battery life). Intel GPUs actually now have decent drivers and will work with CAD programs.

The A8 CPU on option 4 is much weaker than the i7s the other options have.

I think that for a new work laptop, an SSD is essential. The speed difference is huge. They are also much less likely to fail due to your moving your laptop around or dropping it. If you have a lot of media to store, you don't want to use a laptop drive anyways. If it's possible, I would look for a 256GB SSD.

I dont know that much about computers but what do you think about the graphics card on option 5? How much does it offer?

 

[Calculagator]

I dont know that much about computers but what do you think about the graphics card on option 5? How much does it offer?

It's fine for anything except gaming. It can play many games at low settings, but I wouldn't recommend it for gaming. It should work fine for professional applications. In the times you need serious power, you can use your school's computer lab.