i5 3210m & hd 4000 vs i5 4200u & hd 4400

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so, i´m really in a tight tight budget an i could not strecht any more.i need some trully advice here guys. im buying soon a dell inspiron 14 3420 with i5 3210m but i just saw released an inspiron 3437 with i5 4200u and 4400 intel graphics. So i dont know wich one to choose cause im using as well as netbeans programing, and webbrowsing , intending to do some casual gaming like emulating dolphin (wii emulator). so i know 3210m performs at better frecuency than i5 4200u, but hd 4400 is 20-30% better than hd 4000.

price difference:haswell dell 3437 is $20 bucks more. i can spend not even a penny more.
there´s no such trustable review in any of those laptops.I accept other notebooks recomendation as well
PD:Sorry for the bad english.

Another intention was to buy a pc gamer, but i need to move around.
 
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I would get the Dell Inspiron 3437. The battery probably lasts longer too, with Haswell as long as the batteries are the same size (6 cell or 3 cell).

Both CPUs should be good enough for your tasks, as long as the Netbeans programs are light. You will want the increased graphics performance more from the 3437 with the 4200U because both are so terrible you will definitely want the better one of the two.

Hope that helps!
 
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