Rio224 300 Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 So my laptop i bought in 09 is on it's last legs, and i need to buy something soon.I want a sony and this is what i've been looking at... this one has an i7 processor,8gb ram,2gb nvidia graphics chip this one has an i5 processor,6gb ram, 1gb nvidia graphics chip what are your opinions on i7 vs i5? should i stop being cheap and go for the i7 and cough up the extra $100+ ? i'm not a gamer at all, but i usually have 7-8 tabs open on the internet at any time,mess with photoshop,burn some dvd,cd's,every once in awhile i have to make spreadsheets for work. would an i5 be able to handle all that fast,quick and smooth? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tan 421 Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 Do you really need one right now because more companies are incorporating Haswell chips into their products, and it'll prolong the batter life by a significant amount of time. If you could wait, I suggest you to wait a few more months if you're not in a rush. If I were you, I'd choose the first one. Higher ram & i7 is worth the difference in price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishyy 172 Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 i7, definitely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookiedoughhh 72 Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 both are not good for you, unnecessary graphics card i3 could handle what you do, but if youre willing to pay the money, i5 is good but really, if youre not going to play games it is very unnecessary, i3 can do what you do ^^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rio224 300 Posted August 28, 2013 Author Share Posted August 28, 2013 Do you really need one right now because more companies are incorporating Haswell chips into their products, and it'll prolong the batter life by a significant amount of time. If you could wait, I suggest you to wait a few more months if you're not in a rush. If I were you, I'd choose the first one. Higher ram & i7 is worth the difference in price. haswell? i thought intel i7 was the best out? i mean i guess i could wait a couple of months but my laptop now a toshiba satelite is already getting slow and sometimes doesn't boot up on the first try....it all started after i dropped it on the concrete :*( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rio224 300 Posted August 28, 2013 Author Share Posted August 28, 2013 both are not good for you, unnecessary graphics card i3 could handle what you do, but if youre willing to pay the money, i5 is good but really, if youre not going to play games it is very unnecessary, i3 can do what you do ^^ i'm also thinking of more of an investment too...i want something that won't get outdated and last me 4-5 years like my toshiba has.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
internalizedhomophobia 1,973 Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 The i7 would be more suited to a gamer. The i5 would be more suited to someone who is casually using their laptop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tan 421 Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 haswell? i thought intel i7 was the best out? i mean i guess i could wait a couple of months but my laptop now a toshiba satelite is already getting slow and sometimes doesn't boot up on the first try....it all started after i dropped it on the concrete :*( Some companies like Apple or Acer have already started using Haswell, you can look it up as it increases the battery life by like 30-50%. Besides, if you want to use it for another 4-5 years, you have more reason to wait. Yeah, it seems like your hardware is damaged, but I think you can still use it for a couple of months, make sure you save everything important immediately because you never know when your hardware given up on you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookiedoughhh 72 Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 IMO these are good options for what you need (back with more info) http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100006740%204020%20600003988%20600004344&IsNodeId=1&name=15%22%20-%2015.6%22 I'd go for the second one, the dell look at the characteristics and i recommend no windows8, seriously but maybe you really just want a sony, but these are good too and you would save money hope i could help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelJackson 126 Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 i5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceHism 536 Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 Your processor won't really matter all that much in 5 years. I know you're looking to try to prolong a laptop as long as possible but that depends entirely on how you treat the laptop and the fact that computer parts will die out eventually someday. Since you're not a gamer, i would recommend taking out the video card as they are really only used for video games and either processor will do well for you. If you're into video editing or photoshop or programming or any types of those intensive activities, i recommend getting the I7. 8gb ram is good. Also, i suggest you uninstall Windows 8 and install windows 7 but that is really up to you. I personally can't take windows 8 but i can't say that for anyone else. waiting a few months isn't a bad solution either Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kpopalypse 618 Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 Any laptop on the market right now will be able to do what you want. Just buy some cheap crap. You don't need an i7 and you don't need a graphics card. You certainly don't need the cancer that is Microsoft Office (trial version lol) when there are things like Apache Openoffice out there, and that trial Kaspersky software can go fuck itself too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beginning 1,394 Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 Imo it's not worth the extra hundred dollars if you're not really a gamer. An i5 could do all that and more. If it's just photoshop and ultiple tabs open, my boyfriend has an i3 and it runs good enough for surfing, programs and such. Even for games but of course he could do a lot better with an i5 or an i7. For non gaming, it's runs smooth and best I wouldn't ask for more if it were mine. Do not waste your money on high specs you wouldn't really be needing for something specifically. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DatFrackHead 374 Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 i find alot of the time after you drop it and it doesn't boot properly all the time its most likely the harddrive. if you can replace it cheaply i would do that and wait a few months like the other dude said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rio224 300 Posted August 28, 2013 Author Share Posted August 28, 2013 I just wanted to report this in for anybody looking at a sony laptops. there have been 30+ cases of sony "vaio" series laptops wifi failing or having slow internet connection since last month ,and sony still hasn't corrected the issue or acknowledged there is a problem! So i would wait on purchasing any sony laptop right now. http://community.sony.com/t5/VAIO-Hardware-Networking/VAIO-Fit-slow-wifi/td-p/143697/page/28 Of course it has to be the pc i'm interested in >_< Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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