Dong Round 1 Samsung v Sony? May the best Laptop win..well ..be bought anyway!

[garjobo]

My long suffering partner wants a laptop..we've discussed the options but basically a laptop it is. A few photos, typing, a lot of music is what is needed. I realise you could get a laptop for a couple hundred quid seeing as not asking the earth in terms of gaming/video editing..nothing like that.

However..i ask the question...what do you think to either of these two...around £400 quid a throw...any good? Please - your input welcome..i mean..the Samsung one sounds ok..but then i read somewhere you dont get a proper! graphics card with it..or something??

Again views welcome..enlighten the blind.

SONY VAIO E Series SVE1511L1EW
Processor

Intel® Core™ i5-2450M Processor (2.50 GHz, 3.10 GHz with Turbo Boost, 3MB L3 Cache)

Operating System

Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium 64bit with Service Pack 1

RAM

4 GB DDR3 SDRAM
8 GB maximum expandable memory

Graphics card

Intel® HD Graphics 3000

Screen type

VAIO Display

screen resolution

1366 x 768

Screen size

15.5"


Hard drive

750 GB
Serial ATA
5400 rpm


SAMSUNG Series 3 300E5C 15.6

Processor

Intel® Core™ i5-3210M Processor (2.5 GHz, 3.1 GHz with TurboBoost, DMI 5 GT/s, 3 MB cache memory)

Operating System

Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium (64-bit)

RAM

6 GB
DDR3
1333 MHz
8 GB maximum expandable memory

Graphics card

Intel® HD Graphics

Screen type

220nit Anti-Reflective HD LED Display

Screen resolution

1366 x 768

Screen size

15.6"


Hard drive

750 GB
SATA
5400 rpm

 

[paulcheung]

The samsung has a better Processor and also better graphic chip than the sony. more ram so, if I were you, I will get the samsung.

Cheers

 

[garjobo]

thanks for the advice..although im certain i saw somewhere that the samsung bought via pcworld...wasnt the one advertised etc...

so..sony via..is all gloss and no action then?

 

[paulcheung]

I don't know which sony you refer to, but the two you listed, the sony have the older SandyB processor and the Samsung has the newer IvyB processor the IvyB come with Intel hd4000 video chip which is better than the older hd3000 video chip.
Cheers