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Samsung vs Lenovo, new laptop cs major

jts0541

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Sep 6, 2013
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Just want some opinions on which would be best for the price, with quality into consideration as well.

The first 2 are samsung's pretty much the same except i5 and i7 and RAM. I am skeptical because as a cs major I need Linux installed and have heard samsung's bricking up from this. Does virtual box eliminate this?


http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Samsung+-+ATIV+Book+4+15.6%26%2334%3B+Laptop+-+8GB+Memory+-+750GB+Hard+Drive+-+Mineral+Ash+Black/9041201.p?id=1218974711335&skuId=9041201

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Samsung+-+ATIV+Book+4+15.6%2522+Laptop+-+6GB+Memory+-+750GB+Hard+Drive+-+Mineral+Ash+Black/9041061.p?skuId=9041061&productCategoryId=pcmcat247400050000&id=1218974707060#tab=overview




The next two are lenovos, one an ultrabook, the other is comparible to the Samsung but more expensive. Both the lenovos have the os on ssd's which I like. Also they have touch screen but i dont care about that but will it cause more problems than its worth?

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Lenovo+-+IdeaPad+Ultrabook+14%26%2334%3B+Touch-Screen+Laptop+-+4GB+Memory+-+500GB+Hard+Drive+-+Gray/9130047.p?id=1218992520815&skuId=9130047

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Lenovo+-+IdeaPad+P500+Touch+15.6%26%2334%3B+Touch-Screen+Laptop+-+6GB+Memory+-+1TB+Hard+Drive+-+Gray/9130056.p?id=1218992516657&skuId=9130056
 
All four laptops are fairly comparable as far as specs and construction quality goes, the ultrabook being the slowest out of all of them. The Samsung laptops may have a better LCD screen.