Which of these two low budget laptops would you suggest?

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Which of these two low budget laptops would you suggest?

Which of these two low budget laptops would you suggest?

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SillyDragon
Senior Member

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03-28-2016, 09:17 AM

#1

I have the necessary criteria for a laptop. I will assess which one fits best and compare the recommended Ryzen CPU to the performance of the two CPUs listed.

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SillyDragon

03-28-2016, 09:17 AM #1

I have the necessary criteria for a laptop. I will assess which one fits best and compare the recommended Ryzen CPU to the performance of the two CPUs listed.

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KrystalKP
Junior Member

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04-03-2016, 01:27 AM

#2

Both CPUs were released around the same time... in mid-2020.
The model with the G7 (the Best Buy version) is slightly more capable, featuring 4 cores versus 2 in the other.
But the more powerful one is an open box, which means it carries some risk.
8 GB of RAM shouldn't be a concern—I have that setup and it works perfectly.
The cheaper Asus model only has 4 GB of RAM; that could be an issue.
I assume they're both laptops, as I haven't used one before, so there might be unknown problems not seen in a real laptop or desktop.

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KrystalKP

04-03-2016, 01:27 AM #2

Both CPUs were released around the same time... in mid-2020.
The model with the G7 (the Best Buy version) is slightly more capable, featuring 4 cores versus 2 in the other.
But the more powerful one is an open box, which means it carries some risk.
8 GB of RAM shouldn't be a concern—I have that setup and it works perfectly.
The cheaper Asus model only has 4 GB of RAM; that could be an issue.
I assume they're both laptops, as I haven't used one before, so there might be unknown problems not seen in a real laptop or desktop.

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Cqristopher
Member

241

04-04-2016, 03:51 PM

#3

Currently, at least 8GB of RAM is considered the standard. With only 4GB, the SSD would perform poorly.

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Cqristopher

04-04-2016, 03:51 PM #3

Currently, at least 8GB of RAM is considered the standard. With only 4GB, the SSD would perform poorly.

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vdpdarko
Junior Member

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04-05-2016, 12:40 AM

#4

The Ryzen 5 4500U and i5-1135G7 are similar in performance, while the i3 CPU from Asus VivoBook with Windows 11 Home S should handle regular mode efficiently without issues.

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vdpdarko

04-05-2016, 12:40 AM #4

The Ryzen 5 4500U and i5-1135G7 are similar in performance, while the i3 CPU from Asus VivoBook with Windows 11 Home S should handle regular mode efficiently without issues.