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Which is better? HP Offering Replacement Laptop vs. My Older High Performance Laptop

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Should I stick with my old laptop or choose the new replacement HP is offering?

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October 11, 2014 10:12:26 AM

Hi everyone. So I bought a high performance HP laptop approximately 3 years ago. This past month it started crashing alot, so I sent it to HP for repair because I bought an extended warranty. The repair has taken almost 1 month, and because of this delay they are offering me a new laptop instead of waiting for mine to be fixed. I need your advice on which I should choose. The specs are listed below.

What I use my laptop for:

  • watching HD shows (eg HBO Go)
  • multiple microsoft office applications and browser tabs open simultaneously for work
  • high-end gaming approximately 1 month per year when I'm not swamped with work


  • Old Laptop Specs:
    Operating System: Windows 7
    CPU: Intel Quad Core i7-2630QM
    GPU: Radeon HD 6770M with 1GB GDDR5
    Memory: 8 GB DDR3
    Hard-drive: 640GB 7200RPM
    Screen: 17.3 inch with up to 1600x900 resolution
    Battery: irrelevant because it's mostly plugged in all the time

    HP Laptop Replacement Offer:
    Operating System: Windows 8.1
    CPU: Intel® Core™ i7-4510U Dual Core Processor
    GPU: 4GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 850M
    Memory: 12GB DDR3L (Low-voltage)
    Hard-drive: 1TB 5400 rpm
    Screen: exact same as above
    Battery: irrelevant because it's plugged in usually

    I have been using the following websites to compare CPU's and GPU's, and it looks like I'm trading down on CPU and up on GPU. However, for me it's difficult to say what that will mean for overall performance.

    http://www.notebookcheck.net/Mobile-Processo%E3%C3%AF%C...
    http://www.notebookcheck.net/Mobile-Graphics-Cards-Benc...

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    October 11, 2014 10:25:41 AM

    The single core performance of the 4510 is better, the four cores beats the two for multi-core applications. how much multi-core work do you do?

    If it is a straight swap of this new machine for your old one, I'd take it. You are getting a new machine for one with a lot of miles. Negotiate a new extended warranty for the new machine, starting from when you get it and make sure that all your old data is transferred across.

    You may notice the HDD speed difference if you do a lot of data manipulation.
    October 11, 2014 11:12:33 AM

    I'm not really sure if I use applications that use multi-cores alot? Do firefox or microsoft office applications make use of multicore processing?
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    October 11, 2014 1:19:48 PM

    astrife56 said:
    I'm not really sure if I use applications that use multi-cores alot? Do firefox or microsoft office applications make use of multicore processing?


    Not that I know of.

    October 11, 2014 8:16:52 PM

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    October 12, 2014 5:58:37 AM

    OK I did some research. Both Mozilla and Office can take advantage of multi-core, and JavaScript also has multi-core capabilities. However, none of those, under normal use, is going to get a significant benefit from two cores as opposed to four, and a lot of simple processing will be single core.

    So, unless you are doing something very unusual, I don't think that you will notice a difference.
    October 12, 2014 9:31:43 AM

    Thank you so much Donkey Oatie! I'm taking your advice and will try to get an extended warranty on this new laptop.
    !