Solved! XPS 15 vs Ideapad 720s 14"

[severinsen70]

Looking at:

Lenovo Ideapad 720s; i7-8550u, 8gb ram, 256gb ssd, MX150 gpu, 14" FHD IPS display. - $1200 CAD

Vs

Dell XPS 15 9560; i5-7300hq, 8gb ram, 256gb ssd, gtx 1050, 15" uhd 4k touch screen. - $1500 CAD

Both machines should be capable of the games I play, my question is where do I get the better value?

Is it worth the extra $300 for the better gpu and 4k touch screen?

Is the 8550U much more powerful than the 7300HQ?

 

[JalYt_Justin]

I'd probably take the Ideapad, since the MX150 isn't horrendously worse than the 1050, with a significantly better CPU. I guess 4k is up to you, but the 1050 wouldn't be able to play games at 4k anyway. You'd have to play 1080p max. IMO 4k isn't worth it.

 

[geofelt]

If you can, compare the two units in person.
Specs may not tell you how good the keyboards are, how glossy the screens are and other factors.
IF you will use the touch capability, I suppose that would be ok, but not useful for gaming, I think.

 

[Parth_13]

Looking at:

Lenovo Ideapad 720s; i7-8550u, 8gb ram, 256gb ssd, MX150 gpu, 14" FHD IPS display. - $1200 CAD

Vs

Dell XPS 15 9560; i5-7300hq, 8gb ram, 256gb ssd, gtx 1050, 15" uhd 4k touch screen. - $1500 CAD

Both machines should be capable of the games I play, my question is where do I get the better value?

Is it worth the extra $300 for the better gpu and 4k touch screen?

Is the 8550U much more powerful than the 7300HQ?

I must say go with better GPU, the reason is 1050 is the best GPU available in the market for budget buyers. It offers great gaming performance and 4k with it would be the best combination. The answer to your question is, YES, it is worth it.

 

[severinsen70]

I've also read the 720s suffers from not so great battery life, which is odd as Lenovo advertises up to 14 hours of battery life so I figure I could get 8-10 hours light use.

I do really like the 4k screen, and gtx 1050 plus I've read the 7300hq is almost on par with the 8550 although lacking in multicore performance, I've heard the 8550 tends to throttle to the lower frequency.

What the Lenovo has going for it: size; it is over an inch smaller width wise and about 0.05" thinner. It's $300 cheaper.

If the Lenovo has a decent battery like they advertised I will pick that up (as it's cheaper and I just had to spend lots on vet bills).

If the battery is as bad as some say and they're only getting 5ish hours of use then I'll sacrifice the small form factor and go for the more expensive XPS.

 

[severinsen70]

Or for $1900cad I can get an i7 xps 15 with 4k, 16gb ram and 1tb ssd