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[Charriere]

Hi,

I'm about to buy a new laptop and would appreciate your thoughts on what specs I should be prioritizing. I am not a gamer. I will be mainly using it for internet browsing, streaming, downloading and uni work.

I plan to spend around 400 pounds (700k won). Have a look at the two laptops below:

http://www.dabs.com/products/toshiba-satellite-pro-c660-1t1-core-i3-380m-6gb-500gb-15-6--windows-7-home-premium-64-bit-laptop-7HMR.html

http://www.dabs.com/products/lenovo-g570-core-i5-2410m-4gb-500gb--dvd-rw-15-6--windows-7-home-premium-7FR4.html

The first, a Toshiba, has more memory and arguably a better brand. The second, Lenovo, has a faster processor and slightly longer battery life.

I am leaning towards the Lenovo one, but am interested to hear what others (who are probably more savvy than myself in this area) think.

Thanks

[eamo]

The only real difference is that the Lenovo has a better CPU and the Toshiba has 2GB more RAM........for your needs I'd say a better CPU is more useful than 6GB of RAM.

(you can add 4GB more RAM to that Lenovo if you really need to in the future to make a whopping 8GB)

I'd go for the Lenovo......BTW, Lenovo is just as prestigious a brand name as Toshiba....if not more.

[JSC]

I would argue that Lenovo is the better brand.

But all else being equal, it's easy to upgrade the memory... often impossible to upgrade the CPU (in laptops, that is).

[Charriere]

okay, thanks for your advice guys. I did end up going with the Lenovo.

[The Floating World]

400 squid is more like 800k btw.