AMD A8 6410 + R5 230M vs i3 4000M with Intel HD4600

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Hi Guys,
I want to buy one the below laptops. So i needed your suggestion.

http://www.flipkart.com/dell-vostro-3445-3445a845002gu-notebook-amd-quad-core-a8-4gb-500gb-ubuntu-2gb-graph/p/itme3z6mgzup4bnc?pid=COME3Z6GYHCJEYFK&otracker=from-search&srno=t_5&query=dell+vostro+3445&ref=578f15f2-57da-4fe3-8368-e0b4e42550cb

OR

http://www.flipkart.com/fujitsu-lifebook-a544-notebook-4th-gen-ci3-4gb-500gb-free-dos/p/itmdxwcyrpqdef76?pid=COMDXWCXPH98PM8Z&otracker=from-search&srno=t_1&query=Fujitsu+laptops&ref=f9a88aa7-92e1-438d-b99f-39037ccb439d

Basically, dell cheaped out on build of that laptop, have only one RAM slot, very cheap plastic build material, less USB slots, only one indicator light (damn), CPU cannot be updated / removed. After sales service of dell is very good.

vs

The Fujitsu is plastic build but better than the dell one, more usb slots, 2 RAM slots, lots of indicators, CPU can be upgraded. After sales service is not good.

My Main question is, i want to play some old games (like skyrim and stuff) at playable settings and recent games at very low graphics. Which of the two is better choice?

I will upgrade the HDD to SSD and RAM to 8 GB as soon as i get my hands on one of those.

And what is Intel Iris graphics? Is it any good? I mean can i install a iris graphics driver or something like that if i get the fujitsu laptop?
 
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Here is a wiki on the Intel Iris...
The i3 core from the Fujitsu laptop is faster than the AMD A8 processor, but the graphics on the AMD A8 will be superior. The i3 also uses more power. And of course, the laptop with the better GPU would be the Dell laptop with it's dedicated card R5 230M versus the HD4600 integrated graphics.

Overall, none of these laptops are really well suited for gaming but if I had to choose, I would go for the Dell and get one stick of RAM worth 8 GB. But that is just me. The ultimate choice is up to you.
 

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Thank you for the suggestion. Do you know what is the Intel iris graphics? Will the fujitsu laptop support that? Because i read in a website that iris graphics is better than the r5 m230.
 


Here is a wiki on the Intel Iris Graphics. Though I don't always recommend Wikipedia, it offers some insight on the topic: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_HD_and_Iris_Graphics

And no, I do not believe that the Fujitsu laptop will support the Iris graphics as they are two different generations of integrated graphics from Intel.

I'm not too sure about that because the the R5 230M has the ability to overclock which can improve it's performance versus the Iris graphics. The R5 230M is actually 225 Mhz better than the Iris graphics. You can check it out yourself here: http://www.pc-specs.com/gpu/comparison-versus/1887/1781/radeon-r5-230-vs-iris-graphics-5100-desktop
 
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Thank You. That was really helpful :)
 


Glad that I was able to help!