Help with buying a laptop

[TheCanadian19]

Just need some help finding a new laptop. Below I have listed 2 choices that I picked up but I am open to suggestions also.

Asus K52Jr-X4 -979.99

Intel Core i5-430M 2.26GHz processor
4GB of DDR3 memory
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5470 Graphics with 1GB DDR3 VRAM
Blu-Ray Combination Optical Drive and integrated HDMI output port
15.6-inch widescreen LCD display with 1366 x 768 (720p native) resolution
320GB Hard Drive
802.11b/g/n Wireless Networking
6-Cell Lithium-ion

http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=5592724&Sku=A50-15616

Toshiba Satellite (L550-00F) 749.99

Intel Core i3-330M
4GB of DDR3 memory
Super Multi DVD
17.3" LED-backlit display with 1600x900 resolution
500GB Hard Drive
802.11b/g/n Wireless Networking
6-Cell Lithium-ion

http://www.bestbuy.ca/en-CA/product...spx?path=29d350344136dc2dbc9e6627b435e227en02

The laptop will be used mostly at home so size and weight is not really important to me. I like the bigger screen on the Toshiba and the bigger hard drive. The blu-ray player on the ASUS would be a nice added bonus although I would most likely never use it. I will not be using this computer for gaming at all. I will most likely however be running some programs that take up a fair bit of processing power but nothing too extreme. Also the bigger screen is very important to me also but not sure if the bigger screen is worth losing the better processor

 

[IsabellaWinTeam]

Hi there,

Both of those laptops have powerful processors and 4 GB of RAM. They are both good choices. If you like the bigger screen, you should also look into the HP HDX 18. It has an 18.4" display, 4 GB of RAM, and a 2.8GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor (it also has a Blu-ray player, but you mentioned you may not be using it).

I hope this helps!

Isabella
MSFT Windows Outreach Team

 

[bkribbs]

Hi there,

Both of those laptops have powerful processors and 4 GB of RAM. They are both good choices. If you like the bigger screen, you should also look into the HP HDX 18. It has an 18.4" display, 4 GB of RAM, and a 2.8GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor (it also has a Blu-ray player, but you mentioned you may not be using it).

I hope this helps!

Isabella
MSFT Windows Outreach Team

Sorry to be a little bit off topic, but are you actually with Microsoft? Just wondering.

 

[IsabellaWinTeam]

Hi there,

I am an arm of the Microsoft Windows Outreach Team. I am here to provide help and advice on choosing PC laptops. Let me know if you have any questions or need any recommendations! I would be more than happy to assist.

Cheers,
Isabella
MSFT Windows Outreach Team