Hi, I'm going into college and I'm looking for laptops. I just don't know much about Video Cards, Graphics Cards, and Processors now a days. Can someone give me some knowledge behind them. I'm also not sure which processor is better. Should I look for the Intel "i" series i3 i4 i5. Or is an AMD Phenon II X4 Quad Core Processor better?|||well basically video cards and graphics cards are exactly the same thing.let me recap.2 years ago Intel introduced the most high-end family of processors called the Core i7.when the very first one came out which is the core i7-920 it swept the whole processor chip market by storm.ppl are buying it everyday.so because of that,another company called Advanced Micro Devices (AMD for short) released their most high-end family of processors called the Phenom II which is the much better version of the first Phenoms.and they are very very fast.however in the market right we see more intel-based laptops than amd-based laptops.also last year and this year the core i5 ,core i3 and the latest core i9 (the thousand-dollar processor the core i7-980X workstation processor) came out respectively.so far to the best of my knowledge the latest laptops come with the core i3 mobile processors.basically why core i3 is recommended among laptop makers because this family of processors have the lowest TDP (Thermal Design Power) among the Core family which helps extend the battery life of your laptop.however it doesnt perform as well as the core i5 and core i7.the core i3 is meant for those who want a laptop that is good in terms of battery life,doesnt do multitasking (that is why core i3 have hyperthreading and TurboBoost disabled in the factory).
the slightly older family is the core i5.this family of processor is now commonly seen in laptops.its less seen in desktop computers except for those budget gaming computers.this family of processors have a slightly higher TDP relative to the core i3s but this family of processors is a good mix of battery life and general performance.not many laptops that come with the core i5 processor is good for gaming unless u have that processor,4Gb of DDR3 (all the core i5 processors runs with dual-channel and triple-channel (not so much) DDR3 ram) and a wide screen then that is good for gaming.another good feature of the core i5 is that when u run multiple applications it self-enables something that we call the TurboBoost.This features turns itself on when u run multiple applications like playing WoW and surfing the web at the same times.this is also why the core i5 processors have higher TDPs than the core i3s.
moving on is the most high-end processor family which is the core i7.what they are good at is basically gaming,multi-tasking and stuff like that.they have the highest TDPs in the Core family (including the core 2 duo,core 2 extreme and the core 2 quad).basically the core i7 is for those who like gaming and doesnt mind having lower battery when it comes to playing games on laptops with core i7 processors.i shall leave out the core i9 because not many ppl use that.only workstation use that as the better option to core i7.so far most of the world's applications dont require multiple cores to work getting.even decoding 10 HD movies dont need that much number of cores.it only takes at most 3 cores at its peak.
well its right to say that the Phenom II X4 quad-core processor is better than the core i7s (core i7 is the best match for them) when it comes to the performance for price sector which many ppl look into when choosing a processor.Im not trying to say that core i7 is a loser but although the Phenom IIs is actually better than the core i7,the core i7 is still a good family of processors to look into.
choosing a laptop.follow this steps.
1)know what are u going to mainly do with the laptop (multitasking - good processor and good amount of RAM.Core i5 and 4GB of ram is good for multi-tasking)
2)budget.your budget will tell u what kind of performance u will get (good or not so good).however it doesnt mean that expensive laptops is good.its a groundless assumption unless u talk about alienware m17x then i have nth to say other than being overpriced.)
3)hard drive - 320GB for long-term use,optimum 640GB (it will cost a few hundred bucks more maybe).for your case 320GB is a good amount for movies and entertainment and other types of information.
4)brand - the best laptop makers are Toshiba,Gateway,Asus,Acer,Lenovo,Sony,Fu… and Dell.later i will show u my recommendations for each maker.
5)appearance - make sure u like it physically.
6)graphics - good graphics is a must like this.but u will get good graphics with my recommendations below.tell me if u dont.
tip:always go back to the specs of the laptop if u r unsure of its hardware.
recommendations:
Acer - Acer Aspire One,Travelmate Timeline,Timeline X (the best of all the laptops by Acer but the price is a little steep.
Toshiba - Toshiba Satellite
Asus - G51 series (gaming and generally all-purpose laptop).UX50-ultimate mobility.
Lenovo - Lenovo IdeaPad and ThinkPad.
Sony - Sony Vaio (Vaio Z is new and still pretty expensive)
Fujitsu- Fujitsu Lifebook
Dell - Dell Inspiron (cheap and really good)|||What are you going to use it for? If you are going to be playing 3D games you will need discrete graphics, lots of ram, and a good processor. If you are going to be taking notes, surfing the web, and watching movies, get something that's light and has tons of battery life like the Dell 14z. The faster the processor and video card, the shorter the battery life. It's up to you what you need and what's worth it for the trade-off.
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