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Dell vs HP vs Asus
Posted on 11/21/14 at 7:27 pm
Posted on 11/21/14 at 7:27 pm
Looking for a budget friendly laptop for daughter and I have narrowed it down to 3 that I have found. The Dell and the HP have basically the same specs (Intel N2830 dual core processor, 4 GB Ram, & 500 GB HD) with the only difference being the HP has a touchscreen. The Asus has a better processor (Core i3) and that is the one I am leaning towards, but it is not for me and she might enjoy the touchscreen better. All are the exact same price at $249, so please help me decide.
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Posted on 11/21/14 at 9:01 pm to cassopher
If it's not a surprise, ask her if she would want a touchscreen. I've actually had a computer of each of those brands and my preference would be ASUS, Dell, then HP. Obviously my I'm going to like my current laptop the most, but I really like my ASUS a lot.
This post was edited on 11/21/14 at 9:08 pm
Posted on 11/21/14 at 9:04 pm to cassopher
Asus, HP, Dell.
Posted on 11/21/14 at 10:22 pm to cassopher
Might as well rule out the Dell for having no discriminators. I would choose the ASUS for the better CPU (and will also have a better integrated GPU. I've seen those celerons, like the one in the HP and Dell, hit 80-90% CPU usage just trying to watch HD video on youtube).
Posted on 11/22/14 at 8:35 am to ILikeLSUToo
ASUS. HP has a higher failure rate. More cheaply made. Hell, I've burned up two video editing
Posted on 11/22/14 at 11:03 am to ILikeLSUToo
quote:
celerons
I deemed celerons unfit for home use based on a computer I had in 2005. I've never really looked back at them since and have always held a small grudge.
As far as hp vs Dell vs Asus, if the internals are the same (in this case they're not), look at how they're made, because the case (and how it pulls air), speaker, and screen will be the only things different, typically. Also look at the charger and charging port- most are barrel connectors with or without an elbow. There's nothing inherently better or worse about any of those companies. Everyone has owned a product from one of them that was good or bad and that curves opinion, but they're all rather equal. It really comes down to the few things above.
But in your case, since the components are not the same, I would lean to the better CPU (i3) because you actually should see rather significant performance differences based on that.
Posted on 11/22/14 at 11:45 am to Hopeful Doc
This sounds like one of my posts 
Yeah celerons are garbage.
Yeah celerons are garbage.
Posted on 11/27/14 at 6:01 am to cassopher
My recommendation is to at least jump up to an i3 for a decent experience.
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