- Nov 30, 2013
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I'm looking to purchase a laptop which would be capable of handling both my work and some light gaming. Essentially being a desktop replacement that can handle a heavy workload of 3D CAD/modeling programs and Photoshop, Illustrator, and other similar things. I don't plan on playing any newer games, just older stuff on occasion.
I've narrowed it down to a few options based on my budget of under $800, but I'm not really sure which is better once you get into specifics.
Each of these has 8GB or more of memory. So I'm looking for the best CPU/GPU/Hard Drive combo that can easily accomplish what I need in a laptop. I was hoping you could rank the following options from best to worst so I can get a sense for which are worth the money and which aren't.
A. $700
Intel Core i5-4200M 3.0 GHz
NVIDIA Geforce GT820M with 2GB DDR3 VRAM
750 GB 5400 rpm Hard Drive
B. $579
Intel Core i5-4210U (1.70GHz 1600MHz 3MB)
NVIDIA GeForce GT820M GDDR3 2GB
Hybrid 500GB 5400 RPM+8GB SSHD
C. $659
Intel Core i7-4510U (2.00GHz 1600MHz 4MB)
NVIDIA GeForce GT820M GDDR3 2GB
Hybrid 1TB 5400 RPM+8GB SSHD
D. $759
Intel Core i7-4700MQ (2.40GHz 1600MHz 6MB)
NVIDIA GeForce GT755M GDDR5 2GB
1TB 5400 RPM Hard Drive
E. $799
Intel Core i7-4700MQ 2.2GHz
2GB NVIDIA GeForce GT 740M
1TB 5400RPM Hard Drive
F. $599
AMD Quad-Core A8-5545M (1.7GHz)
AMD Radeon HD 8510G Graphics
1TB 5400RPM Hard Drive
I've narrowed it down to a few options based on my budget of under $800, but I'm not really sure which is better once you get into specifics.
Each of these has 8GB or more of memory. So I'm looking for the best CPU/GPU/Hard Drive combo that can easily accomplish what I need in a laptop. I was hoping you could rank the following options from best to worst so I can get a sense for which are worth the money and which aren't.
A. $700
Intel Core i5-4200M 3.0 GHz
NVIDIA Geforce GT820M with 2GB DDR3 VRAM
750 GB 5400 rpm Hard Drive
B. $579
Intel Core i5-4210U (1.70GHz 1600MHz 3MB)
NVIDIA GeForce GT820M GDDR3 2GB
Hybrid 500GB 5400 RPM+8GB SSHD
C. $659
Intel Core i7-4510U (2.00GHz 1600MHz 4MB)
NVIDIA GeForce GT820M GDDR3 2GB
Hybrid 1TB 5400 RPM+8GB SSHD
D. $759
Intel Core i7-4700MQ (2.40GHz 1600MHz 6MB)
NVIDIA GeForce GT755M GDDR5 2GB
1TB 5400 RPM Hard Drive
E. $799
Intel Core i7-4700MQ 2.2GHz
2GB NVIDIA GeForce GT 740M
1TB 5400RPM Hard Drive
F. $599
AMD Quad-Core A8-5545M (1.7GHz)
AMD Radeon HD 8510G Graphics
1TB 5400RPM Hard Drive
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