Hi,
I'm looking to buy a new laptop very soon and so far I narrowed my choice to these two laptops:
1) Samsung NP305V4Z-T01TH
2) HP ProBook 4530s
Their price is pretty close (Samsung is slightly cheaper).
I still can't decide between them so I'm looking for advise/thoughts.
I made a small comparison that sums up their most notable specs:
First, the main reason I chose those two is because their displays are NOT glossy, which is the most important thing since I HATE glossy displays.
Second, I'll be using the laptop (mainly) for Encoding, Gaming, Movies and Programming (through Virtual Machines) in that order.
To make a a little clearer, here are my questions:
1) Knowing that the AMD A8 supports Dual Graphics (aka Hybrid CrossFireX), how much better/worse will it be for gaming compared to the HP?
Note: The A8 integrated chip is the 6620G coupled with the discrete 6630M, AMD calls that combination HD 6690G2.
2) Knowing that the i5 is dual core while the A8 is quad core, which will deliver better performance for (video) encoding?
3) The HP comes with a faster HDD (7200 RPM) and 2GB of extra RAM, how much both of them together will affect the performance (increase) compared to the Samsung?
PS: I'm not looking for alternatives since what you suggest may not be available where I live or simply over my budget limit.
Thanks in advance.
I'm looking to buy a new laptop very soon and so far I narrowed my choice to these two laptops:
1) Samsung NP305V4Z-T01TH
2) HP ProBook 4530s
Their price is pretty close (Samsung is slightly cheaper).
I still can't decide between them so I'm looking for advise/thoughts.
I made a small comparison that sums up their most notable specs:
First, the main reason I chose those two is because their displays are NOT glossy, which is the most important thing since I HATE glossy displays.
Second, I'll be using the laptop (mainly) for Encoding, Gaming, Movies and Programming (through Virtual Machines) in that order.
To make a a little clearer, here are my questions:
1) Knowing that the AMD A8 supports Dual Graphics (aka Hybrid CrossFireX), how much better/worse will it be for gaming compared to the HP?
Note: The A8 integrated chip is the 6620G coupled with the discrete 6630M, AMD calls that combination HD 6690G2.
2) Knowing that the i5 is dual core while the A8 is quad core, which will deliver better performance for (video) encoding?
3) The HP comes with a faster HDD (7200 RPM) and 2GB of extra RAM, how much both of them together will affect the performance (increase) compared to the Samsung?
PS: I'm not looking for alternatives since what you suggest may not be available where I live or simply over my budget limit.
Thanks in advance.