Which laptop is best

[azizforever]

which one of these laptop is best for mechanical engineer

1-Lenovo Ideapad Z510 Notebook PC
(Core i7-4702MQ, 8GB DDR3 RAM 1066MHz, NVIDIA GeForce GT 740M with 2 GB DDR3 dedicated) )

2- HP 15-r262ne Notebook PC
( Core i7-5500U ,8GB DDR3 RAM , NVIDIA GeForce 820M (2 GB DDR3 dedicated) )

i am using the following softwares
Matlab 2015, Labview 2015, Solidworks 2015, Microsoft Visual Studio 2015
i don't use this laptop for games

I hope anyone help me
Enjoy All

 

[_Blink]

They are so incredibly similar in specs.

Take a look at a comparison between the CPU's: http://cpuboss.com/cpus/Intel-Core-i7-5500U-vs-Intel-Core-i7-4702MQ

Here's a comparison between the two GPUs: http://gpuboss.com/gpus/GeForce-GT-740M-vs-GeForce-820M

The first one you mentioned: "1-Lenovo Ideapad Z510 Notebook PC"
Is slightly better. So if they are the same price, go for 1.

If "2- HP 15-r262ne Notebook PC" is cheaper I'd go with that one.



tl;dr

First laptop you listed is slightly better than the second one.
So let price be the determining factor I guess.

 

[azizforever]

[strike][/strike]Thanks _blink for your reply

the first laptop is 738$ and the second is 650$ but both fall in my budget range, the only important thing to me is have a good performance while using my engineering software above

i found that Core i7-4702MQ is 37 watt and the Core i7-5500U is 15 watt is this will decrease my battery lif time and this will make it die quickly.
second Core i7-4702MQ is quad core and Core i7-5500U is a dual core

is the first labtop performance is better more to make me pay more money and decrease the battery life
i also found another laptop but it has processor with 47 watt but 6 GB RAM and in the same price range ( 625$)
3- Lenovo G580 Notebook PC
( Core i7-3612QM, 6GB DDR3 RAM 1066MHz, NVIDIA GeForce GT 710M GPU with 1 GB DDR3 dedicated VRAM )

if you have another suggestion for another laptop is the smae price range please tell me

thanks for your concern _blink

 

[_Blink]

I couldn't find the battery life on the first two, but the third one has a 6 hour battery life.

It seems like they deliberately kept the battery life off of the other 2. (on official Lenovo and HP website)


Here you can see battery life for the Lenovo G580:
http://shop.lenovo.com/za/en/laptops/lenovo/g-series/g580/#tab-tech_specs

Here you can see on the Lenovo Z510, that there's no battery life listed
http://shop.lenovo.com/za/en/laptops/lenovo/g-series/g580/#tab-tech_specs

And for the HP 15-r262ne, no battery life listed:
http://h20564.www2.hp.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docId=emr_na-c04604447&DocLang=en&docLocale=en_US&jumpid=reg_r1002_uken_c-001_title_r0001

So it's difficult to say which will have longest battery life. But as you say, better components can create more drain, -> less battery life.

 

[azizforever]

Final Question is the Core I7 5500u is a good procesor sufficient for running my enineering softwares like Matlab 2015 & Labview 2015 normally, or I should go to the high processor like core I7 4700MQ regardless of battery life time

 

[_Blink]

Yes the Core I7 5500u will be perfect for running engineering software.

Take a look at the comparison between the two CPUs you mentioned: http://cpuboss.com/cpus/Intel-Core-i7-5500U-vs-Intel-Core-i7-4700MQ

There is only a slight difference. The Core I7 4700MQ isn't necessary in my opinion.

So, final verdict, the I7 5500u will work great for you.

 

[_Blink]

You can't go wrong with i7 CPUs for engineering.

Take a look here: http://www.engineering.com/DesignSoftware/DesignSoftwareArticles/ArticleID/7580/Intel-Selecting-Components-for-a-CAD-Desktop.aspx

All of the listed CPUs are i7.

 

[hang-the-9]

The Lenovo is better, better CPU and better video card. The Q models are quad core CPUs the U models are dual core lower power CPUs. Even though the u model is 2 years newer, it's no faster, and the Lenovo has a faster video card.

For pro work, I would not get a consumer model though, so really neither of those are very good fits.

I'd get a refurbished Lenovo W530 laptop or an HP Z book or Dell Precision that have good screens and the hardware made to run Solidworks and such. Plus have the capability of 4 RAM slots so you can hit 16 or more gig of RAM easily.