Hello All,
Looking to buy a laptop for my son for college and need advice. He is not a big gamer but will be searching the web, writing papers, YouTube and so on. I am looking at the HP's but am confused on processors/graphics choices. I can upgrade to several different CPU's and Graphics cards but don't know what is worth the $$ to give the biggest bang for the buck or If an upgrade is really even necessary. I would like the pc to last him for the four year term if possible. Here are my choices above the base model and their additional cost. Any feedback is appreciated.
Base Model:
2nd generation Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-2350M Processor (2.3 GHz, 3MB L3 Cache) w/integrated HD 3000
6GB DDR3 System Memory (2 Dimm)
CPU Choices:
2nd generation Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-2370M Processor (2.4 GHz) +$10.00
2nd generation Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2450M Processor (2.5 GHz with Turbo Boost up to 3.1 GHz) +$75.00
3rd generation Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-3210M Processor (2.5 GHz with Turbo Boost up to 3.1GHz) +$95.00
Graphics Choices:
1GB AMD Radeon(TM) HD 7670M Discrete-Class Graphics +$50.00
2GB AMD Radeon(TM) HD 7670M Discrete-Class Graphics +$75.00
Looking to buy a laptop for my son for college and need advice. He is not a big gamer but will be searching the web, writing papers, YouTube and so on. I am looking at the HP's but am confused on processors/graphics choices. I can upgrade to several different CPU's and Graphics cards but don't know what is worth the $$ to give the biggest bang for the buck or If an upgrade is really even necessary. I would like the pc to last him for the four year term if possible. Here are my choices above the base model and their additional cost. Any feedback is appreciated.
Base Model:
2nd generation Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-2350M Processor (2.3 GHz, 3MB L3 Cache) w/integrated HD 3000
6GB DDR3 System Memory (2 Dimm)
CPU Choices:
2nd generation Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-2370M Processor (2.4 GHz) +$10.00
2nd generation Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2450M Processor (2.5 GHz with Turbo Boost up to 3.1 GHz) +$75.00
3rd generation Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-3210M Processor (2.5 GHz with Turbo Boost up to 3.1GHz) +$95.00
Graphics Choices:
1GB AMD Radeon(TM) HD 7670M Discrete-Class Graphics +$50.00
2GB AMD Radeon(TM) HD 7670M Discrete-Class Graphics +$75.00