Which HP Laptop is the best to buy?

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confusedUser

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Hi guys,

My hp laptop died after its 5 year lifespan and I am hunting for a new one. Can you help me choose which laptop is the best to buy. Ideally i want something that can handle my multi-tasking tendency like picture/video editing, programming, surfing the net and sometimes watching various movies. In line with this, memory, cpu and video graphics should be considered. In addition, the laptop should also handle running 3 or 4 days without shutting down because of the nature of my work. I have 2 laptops in mind but i don't know which is better. For complete specifications of the laptops see below links.

1. dv4-5012tx
Link: http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/...lc=en&jumpid=reg_r1002_sgen_c-001_title_r0001

2. dm4-3107tx
Link: http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/...lc=en&jumpid=reg_r1002_sgen_c-001_title_r0001

Can you guys tell me the reason why #1 is better than #2 or vice versa? Is AMD Radeon HD better than NVIDIA GeForce GT?

hoping for your reply soon... :)
 
The nvidia card is a bit nicer than the AMD. In addition, the i7-3610 is a bit better than the i7-3612 (even though it's number is slightly higher).

That said,I think performance wise they are going to be pretty close. So if there is anything else about either one you like more I would go for that one. Otherwise I would just go for the cheaper one I suppose.

I used this for both the CPU and GPU benchmarks.
http://www.notebookcheck.net/Mobile-Processors-Benchmarklist.2436.0.html
 
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Microtomer said:
The nvidia card is a bit nicer than the AMD. In addition, the i7-3610 is a bit better than the i7-3612 (even though it's number is slightly higher).

That said,I think performance wise they are going to be pretty close. So if there is anything else about either one you like more I would go for that one. Otherwise I would just go for the cheaper one I suppose.

I used this for both the CPU and GPU benchmarks.
http://www.notebookcheck.net/Mobile-Processors-Benchmarklist.2436.0.html
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Thanks Microtomer. So you are suggesting that dv4 is much better than the dm4? Let's say you ONLY have two options to buy and that options are the 2 above. Will you choose dv4 again?
 
The second one a little bit slower but should have better battery life and have more memory. also more storage. If you don't play much games that should be a better one for you.
Cheers.
 
In terms of CPU, I read that although the 3612QM has a higher model number than the 3610QM, it offers slower clock rates and therefore performs worse. if this is true then 3610QM is much better but in terms of graphics, I am still at lost on how to compare the two but both are from class 2 video cards. I am leaning towards the dv4 but is this really the best buy laptop?
 
The 3612QM is 35watt and the 3610QM is 45watts with higher clock, if you do intensive graphic for longer period time, then it is better for you, but if just browse the web and do office applications and watch video then the 3612QM will better for the battery.
 
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