Posted October 11, 2016
Hey folks,
I want to acquire an Asus Zenbook on this Black Friday (or a better promo, whichever comes first).
Trying to decide between:
http://www.pcgarage.ro/ultrabook/asus/133-zenbook-ux310uq-fhd-procesor-intel-core-i5-6200u-3m-cache-up-to-280-ghz-8gb-ddr4-500gb-plus-128gb-ssd-geforce-940mx-2gb-win-10-home-grey/
and
http://www.pcgarage.ro/ultrabook/asus/133-quot-zenbook-ux330ua-qhd-plus-procesor-intel-core-i7-6500u-4m-cache-up-to-310-ghz-8gb-ddr4-512gb-ssd-gma-hd-520-win-10-home-grey/
Can anyone tell me why would I invest an extra 120 EU in the latter?
The comparison here:
http://www.pcgarage.ro/compara/1411422,1416594
I'd like to mention that:
- I'm not getting it for gaming. A common workflow would involve: Chrome (an average of 5 tabs open), Office (the usual excel, word), Visual Studio, Indesign;
- I do not care about QHD+, FHD is good enough;
- 1 MB cache and a higher speed processor would be an asset;
- I couldn't really tell the differences between batteries, albeit Li-poly > Li-Ion;
- I don't particularly mind the HDD (the first), although a 512 GB SSD (the latter) sounds good;
- The cheaper model has extra RAM slot, so you can upgradeit, with the more expensive you can't;
- Also, the cheaper model has a dedicated video card, albeit HD 520 should be enough for my needs;
- Maybe: should I wait for a Macbook Air 2016 edition? Not particularly fond to do so, though BootCamp does appeal to me (need Windows for Windows API, in C++)
The bottom line is an extra 120 EU for i5 -> i7 upgrade and some extra-ssd storage.
Perhaps there are some technical details (worth the investment) that elude me...
Also, I don't fancy DELL, I much prefer aluminium design.
Thanks in advance for your time and help.
Have a nice day.
I want to acquire an Asus Zenbook on this Black Friday (or a better promo, whichever comes first).
Trying to decide between:
http://www.pcgarage.ro/ultrabook/asus/133-zenbook-ux310uq-fhd-procesor-intel-core-i5-6200u-3m-cache-up-to-280-ghz-8gb-ddr4-500gb-plus-128gb-ssd-geforce-940mx-2gb-win-10-home-grey/
and
http://www.pcgarage.ro/ultrabook/asus/133-quot-zenbook-ux330ua-qhd-plus-procesor-intel-core-i7-6500u-4m-cache-up-to-310-ghz-8gb-ddr4-512gb-ssd-gma-hd-520-win-10-home-grey/
Can anyone tell me why would I invest an extra 120 EU in the latter?
The comparison here:
http://www.pcgarage.ro/compara/1411422,1416594
I'd like to mention that:
- I'm not getting it for gaming. A common workflow would involve: Chrome (an average of 5 tabs open), Office (the usual excel, word), Visual Studio, Indesign;
- I do not care about QHD+, FHD is good enough;
- 1 MB cache and a higher speed processor would be an asset;
- I couldn't really tell the differences between batteries, albeit Li-poly > Li-Ion;
- I don't particularly mind the HDD (the first), although a 512 GB SSD (the latter) sounds good;
- The cheaper model has extra RAM slot, so you can upgradeit, with the more expensive you can't;
- Also, the cheaper model has a dedicated video card, albeit HD 520 should be enough for my needs;
- Maybe: should I wait for a Macbook Air 2016 edition? Not particularly fond to do so, though BootCamp does appeal to me (need Windows for Windows API, in C++)
The bottom line is an extra 120 EU for i5 -> i7 upgrade and some extra-ssd storage.
Perhaps there are some technical details (worth the investment) that elude me...
Also, I don't fancy DELL, I much prefer aluminium design.
Thanks in advance for your time and help.
Have a nice day.
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