I'm in the market for a new ultraportable and I need to decide between an i5/4gb and i7/8gb. My understanding, at least for a desktop, is that the latter is really only necessary for graphic intensive work and gaming, neither of which do I do, and I don't want to spend for the upcharge if unnecessary. Is this also true for laptops?
i5/4gb or i7/8gb for Ultraportable?
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_Vass
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yes, but do keep in mind that the i5(m,q,u) series in laptops are all dual cores, with the u series being low voltage ones which are extremely effecient but not as strong as there peers. the i5 however does have 4 threads so it will function as a 'weaker'quad core. the i7 has 4 cores with the exception being the i7 46xx series. those 4 cores can function as 8 threads for octa core performance. the 8gb is recommended by most but only used with heavy mulitasking/gaming/video editing/photo editing.
So it sounds like my conclusion is correct then if I'm understanding properly. The models I'm looking at don't allow for mix-n-match (i5 w/8GB for example) so it's either or.
@ _Vas So which i5 series is preferable then? I'm not sure I really understand "the u series being low voltage ones which are extremely efficient but not as strong as their peers."
@ _Vas So which i5 series is preferable then? I'm not sure I really understand "the u series being low voltage ones which are extremely efficient but not as strong as their peers."
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