Core M 5y10

shad0wboss · Dec 26, 2014

I am looking at Acer aspire switch 12. I am mostly going to multi task and work but sometime I'll light game as well. 800mhz base clock has been bothering me. Is it worth getting this chip?

Justin Millard · Dec 26, 2014

Its useless for playing any modern games as its 4.5w card. A lot of mobile phones will out perform it. If you are on a tight budget grab an i5 laptop or one with a decent AMD APU.

shad0wboss · Dec 26, 2014

What about multitasking. Will it lag due to 800mhz base

Justin Millard · Dec 26, 2014

I think its more of a one thing at a time system. That clock speed is extremely low. You'll want something with a bit more power behind it. There are plenty of cheap laptops with the i5 4200U processor that might be more your thing. Its a CPU that plays older games ok, but doesn't handle a lot of new ones very well. I'm guessing thats what you mean by light game.

For skyping and internet browsing, music typing etc. the i5 u processors are all you need. However stay the heck away from that core m y unless you need something with a massive battery life for note taking.

shad0wboss · Dec 26, 2014

I really wanted something with a touch screen and all of those with i5 or i7 are extremely expensive. I saw someone playing resident evil 5 on max so I guess it can handle multi tasking just fine ?

Justin Millard · Dec 26, 2014

shad0wboss :

You might want to save up then. Decent laptops with touch screens tend to be a bit more expensive although they are coming down in price and improving in performance every year. Touch screen laptops aren't something I know much about though. You're better off becoming the expert yourself here. Good luck!

shad0wboss · Dec 26, 2014

Ouch. Been waiting for a couple of months now lol and I thought that Christmas might be the time to buy something but it's all a rip off.

Justin Millard · Dec 26, 2014

shad0wboss :

Don't worry. You get epic sales every now and then. I bought an i7 4700MQ with Nvidia 740m a bit over a year ago for $600 Australian. 25-40% off sales will pop up if you keep an eye out for them.

shad0wboss · Dec 26, 2014

Well here in Switzerland it's pretty hard to get a decent deal. I guess I'll wait a bit and go for haswell rather than broadwell core m

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