Which laptop would you pick for your mom?

DOM · Dec 5, 2011, 05:02 PM

well she wants a 17" screen cuz shes old

but these are the ones im looking at

has a gpu
Acer Aspire AS7740G-6816 Notebook Intel Core i5 48...
onboard gpu

HP g7-1260us Notebook Intel Core i3 2330M(2.20GHz)...

not sure she needs a gpu but idk how the i5 480M(2.66GHz) is vs the newer i3 2330M(2.20GHz)

also need to order today

N-Gen · Dec 5, 2011, 05:12 PM

Well since there's no nvidia optimus I'd go with the newer CPU one to get some extra battery life. The difference would be negligible between the CPUs under normal usage. I have both a previous and current gen notebook i5 and I can't tell the difference unless benchmarking.

Jstn7477 · Dec 5, 2011, 05:12 PM

I would just go with the Acer since it's cheaper. The HD 3000 graphics on the HP are probably comparable to the 5470 (I think my i7 2600K's graphics are actually comparable to my laptop's 500MHz HD 5650 to be honest) but that was with DDR3-1866 anyway. The i5 is probably still faster anyway, but the HP might get better battery life without the extra GPU, but it's debatable. These two laptops seem quite similar, and I think it's probably down to a matter of design preference and price. At least the Acer is probably easier to replace if it gets broken, since it's cheaper and parts are likely abundant.

DOM · Dec 5, 2011, 05:31 PM

she no gamer thats why its hard for me cuz i got a 17" hp with i7-2630QM HD 6570M 1GB a frew months back wife didnt like it cuz it was to big she wanted a smaller one, it was for her but i had to get one i liked lol

but the hp has a $50 MIR

yeah theres no nvidia in the price range she wants it

and she just wants a 17" and for it to be cheap and there only $13.5 price difference after the$50 MIR

N-Gen · Dec 5, 2011, 05:39 PM

If battery life is to be considered go for an onboard GPU imo. With the nvidia card switch off on my acer (with optimux) I can squeeze about 7 hours of light usage from it.

DOM · Dec 5, 2011, 05:47 PM

thanks going to order the hp

im thinking of adding a another 570 asked my 3yrs old she said yes wife said no

Drone · Dec 5, 2011, 05:52 PM

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DOM · Dec 5, 2011, 05:59 PM

shes in her 60's dont think she cares

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Dec 5, 2011, 05:12 PM	#2
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DOM Eligible for custom title Join Date: May 2006 Location: TX, USA Posts: 6,507 (2.53/day) Thanks: 300 Thanked 810 Times in 720 Posts System Specs	she no gamer thats why its hard for me cuz i got a 17" hp with i7-2630QM HD 6570M 1GB a frew months back wife didnt like it cuz it was to big she wanted a smaller one, it was for her but i had to get one i liked lol but the hp has a $50 MIR yeah theres no nvidia in the price range she wants it and she just wants a 17" and for it to be cheap and there only $13.5 price difference after the$50 MIR __________________

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Dec 5, 2011, 05:47 PM	#6
DOM Eligible for custom title Join Date: May 2006 Location: TX, USA Posts: 6,507 (2.53/day) Thanks: 300 Thanked 810 Times in 720 Posts System Specs	thanks going to order the hp im thinking of adding a another 570 asked my 3yrs old she said yes wife said no __________________

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