New laptop for college

[Corsini]

So im buying a new laptop with the aim that it is used mostly for college, but i do enjoy a bit of gaming, so i found a laptop i like the look of, however there are a few things with it i would just like to get a second (or many second opinions) on...

First off whats the main difference between a AMD Radeon R5 M230 2GB graphics card and an Intel HD Graphics 4400?

Most likely the processor will be i5 possibly i7, but i feel as though an i7 may be over the top, but i dont know computers all that well....

Both have 8GBs of ram, and 500GB-1TB of memory...

Many thanks!

 

[digitaldoc]

The Radeon M230 is a dedicated graphics card, but it is entry level. Intel HD4400 is integrated graphics. While neither is a great graphics solution, with all other things being equal, the M230 is the better choice.

http/www.game-debate.com/gpu/index.php?gid=1888&gid2=1794&compare=radeon-r5-m230-vs-intel-hd-graphics-4400-mobile

The i5 should be fine for most tasks. For heavy CPU tasks, like CAD, video editing or rendering, you would be better off with the i7 CPU.

 

[Corsini]

Perfect!

Thank you!

 

[digitaldoc]

Most welcome.