My current laptop is quite old. Acer Aspire 5552 dual core AMD cpu. I used to know a lot about what to look for but have been out of the game for years. I do know that I want to stay away from AMD and steer toward an i-3 or i-5. i think an i-7 is overkill for my purpose. (streaming movies, sports, some audio editing, possible light gaming)
Anyway I went into Best Buy and the guy was just reading the tags trying to tell me which is better when, clearly, he had limited info on computers. I do know that there are i-3's that can out perform an i-5, but he wasnt having that. Since I have been out of the game, as I have mentioned, I am looking for suggestions on replacement laptops. Lets set a max budget of 550. With black Friday and all the deals currently going on, I am certain I can find something that will fit my needs. I just dont know how powerful I need to go. My previous laptops have all been Acer, so if we can steer away from them, it would be appreciated.
Anyway I went into Best Buy and the guy was just reading the tags trying to tell me which is better when, clearly, he had limited info on computers. I do know that there are i-3's that can out perform an i-5, but he wasnt having that. Since I have been out of the game, as I have mentioned, I am looking for suggestions on replacement laptops. Lets set a max budget of 550. With black Friday and all the deals currently going on, I am certain I can find something that will fit my needs. I just dont know how powerful I need to go. My previous laptops have all been Acer, so if we can steer away from them, it would be appreciated.