Laptop advice
I'm in the market for a new laptop and wanted some advice. I do most of my Internet surfing and email on a iPad so I only need a basic laptop. I install mobile electronics and need a windows based pd ...
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jcpainter wrote:Hedgehog wrote:
For $750, I can upgrade to a i5 processor and 500gb of ram. Is it worth $100 to go from a i3 with 320gb of ram to a i5 with 500gb of ram?
Don't confuse RAM with disk size. 320GB and 500GB are disk sizes, not the amount of RAM. You will find most newer laptops come with 4,6, or 8 GB of RAM.
I would go with the i5. Also, check for the version number of the processor. If the number starts with a 2, it's only a second generation, 3=3rd generation and 4=th generation.
You should be able to get the i5 for about $550 with windows 7. I googled for days and the i5 was $550 to almost $600. $750 is too much.
