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Amd A6-3420m Vs. I7 Q720

#1 User is offline   kineticwave 

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Posted 18 July 2012 - 09:16 AM

I have two ASUS laptops with different branded cores and I'm looking to draw a comparison between the two and decide which would be better suited for my purposes of university, movies and gaming.

i7 Q720 - 1.6GHz
ATI Radeon HD5730 1GB
4GB RAM
500GB HDD

vs.

AMD A6-3420M - 1.5GHz
ATI Radeon HD6520G 512MB
8GB
750GB HDD

Both have a 1366x768 native resolution.

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Posted 19 July 2012 - 12:52 AM

View Postkineticwave, on 18 July 2012 - 09:16 AM, said:

I have two ASUS laptops with different branded cores and I'm looking to draw a comparison between the two and decide which would be better suited for my purposes of university, movies and gaming.

i7 Q720 - 1.6GHz
ATI Radeon HD5730 1GB
4GB RAM
500GB HDD

vs.

AMD A6-3420M - 1.5GHz
ATI Radeon HD6520G 512MB
8GB
750GB HDD

Both have a 1366x768 native resolution.

Ok, if gaming is a core function you need, then the only choice is the i7, as it ships with a video card meant for gaming,
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Posted 19 July 2012 - 08:10 AM

I would go with the i7 since it has a better video card. The hard drive is smaller but you can use external drives if needed.
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Posted 19 July 2012 - 08:59 AM

Hey Kinectivewave !

Yeah, this would be my favorite as well. i7 Q720 - 1.6GHz


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