1.8ghz newer laptop vs 2.5ghz older laptop

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Ok. So I currently have a Dell Inspiron 3520 which has an Intel Core i5-3210M processor @ 2.5ghz. I'm thinking of getting a newer laptop which is a Dell 15RMT which has an Intel Core i7-4500U processor @ 1.8ghz.

Both seem to be Dual Cores. Since I don't know much when it comes to these things, I don't know what kind of difference that would make. My current laptop is definitely an older model than the 1.8ghz laptop, but it still seems to be faster (1.8ghz vs 2.5ghz).

I use my laptop mostly for everyday stuff like surfing the net, doing papers, some programming for my engineering course, and the occasional gaming session.

Unfortunately, my laptop seems to be degenerating due to its age (about 4 years?) so i was thinking of getting the newer one which my friend suggested. What do you guys think? Should I go for it or is .7ghz really that much for the things im going to use it on?

I forgot to add: my old one has 4gb RAM and the new one has 8gb RAM.
 
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So long as you're not worried about them being similar, the new one would be a suitable replacement. More ram definitely helps, it will have to use the hard drive less for the swap file and as a result may 'feel' a bit faster. If you can get an i7 based dell for around $500 that's a good deal. Looking at newegg and u.s. prices there aren't any i7 based laptops in the $400-500 range.

If you want to improve the response of the laptop further down the road you should be able to switch out the hdd for an ssd. Usually laptop hard drives are typically slower which makes them feel overall more sluggish. A 7200rpm hard drive would be noticeably better than a 5400rpm drive and ssd would be faster than either. Even my older laptop which I...
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You may benefit from a newer laptop if the older one is experiencing a lot of issues. Those two cpu's are almost a wash though, aside from a bit newer tech and slightly more l3 cache on the i7. Performance would be pretty close to the same. What sort of budget do you have to work with? Does the new laptop need to be a dell? Along with the 'new' factor of having a nice new screen, keyboard etc (direct interaction materials) getting a new unit would really only be worthwhile so long as it performs better unless the other is becoming unusable. It would be a real let down to spend $500 give or take on a new machine to feel like you just got the same as you had.
 
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Thanks for the reply. My current one is experiencing several issues right now, one being it seems to be easier in heating up than before, probably because of age? My budget is around 400$-500$. The new laptop doesn't need to be Dell, its just that my friend seems to be a fan of it, being that he was the one who suggested the one i have right now, and Dell seems to be a good brand for your everyday laptop. I don't really care THAT much about better performance so long as it can do as much as or better than the one i have right now.

Again, the new one has 8gm ram and the old one has 4gb ram
 
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So long as you're not worried about them being similar, the new one would be a suitable replacement. More ram definitely helps, it will have to use the hard drive less for the swap file and as a result may 'feel' a bit faster. If you can get an i7 based dell for around $500 that's a good deal. Looking at newegg and u.s. prices there aren't any i7 based laptops in the $400-500 range.

If you want to improve the response of the laptop further down the road you should be able to switch out the hdd for an ssd. Usually laptop hard drives are typically slower which makes them feel overall more sluggish. A 7200rpm hard drive would be noticeably better than a 5400rpm drive and ssd would be faster than either. Even my older laptop which I replaced with a 7200rpm drive didn't feel as fast as the 7200rpm hdd on my desktop.

I don't know if that laptop will accept two drives in it or not, if not and you wanted to use say a 256gb ssd in place of the larger hard drive as the main system drive then it might be possible to use the larger original drive in an external enclosure. That way you're not really 'losing' your larger hdd, have the benefit of the ssd as the main drive and for relatively low cost you could then use your larger hdd as an external usb storage device.
 
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I see. Thanks for your input. Will look more into that SSD later when I need a big boost on speed.
 
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