Good or Bad?

[DarienCS]

So I quite want to get this laptop but am unsure about that 2 core processor.... Think that it'll be good or can anyone recommend me similar products? https://m.bestbuy.ca/en-CA/product/microsoft-surface-book-2-13-5-2-in-1-laptop-intel-core-i5-7300u-256gb-ssd-8gb-ram-english/11698256

[BurstHearts]

Bad, AVOID laptops with U in the processor, the U is for ultra low power consuption, and to do that thei have low performance. If the page decide to play nice soon i will give you a better deal, it's just in case you have your credit card in hands ready to buy it

[BurstHearts]

https://m.bestbuy.ca/en-CA/product/asus-rog-strix-gl553ve-15-6-gaming-laptop-gtx-1050ti-4gb-intel-core-i7-7700hq-16gb-ddr4-256gb-ssd-1tb-hdd-refurbished/13483742

https://m.bestbuy.ca/en-CA/product/acer-nitro-5-15-6-gaming-laptop-black-red-intel-core-i5-8300h-1tb-hdd-256gb-ssd-8gb-ram-gtx-1060/13049607

[GoodBytes]

6 minutes ago, BurstHearts said:

Bad, AVOID laptops with U in the processor, the U is for ultra low power consuption, and to do that thei have low performance. If the page decide to play nice soon i will give you a better deal, it's just in case you have your credit card in hands ready to buy it

Absolutely wrong. You are confusing with Y series Core 2 Duo CPUs of yester years.

The U series CPU are pretty darn powerful.

 

@DarienCS, it is important to create thread in the right forum section to get the best help. Moved to Laptop section

[GoodBytes]

5 minutes ago, BurstHearts said:

https://m.bestbuy.ca/en-CA/product/asus-rog-strix-gl553ve-15-6-gaming-laptop-gtx-1050ti-4gb-intel-core-i7-7700hq-16gb-ddr4-256gb-ssd-1tb-hdd-refurbished/13483742

https://m.bestbuy.ca/en-CA/product/acer-nitro-5-15-6-gaming-laptop-black-red-intel-core-i5-8300h-1tb-hdd-256gb-ssd-8gb-ram-gtx-1060/13049607

These are super bulky, very heavy, machines, of poor quality at best. Battery life on these system are also awful. You have no idea of the OP needs. He didn't say he wanted a gaming laptop.

[GoodBytes]

27 minutes ago, DarienCS said:

So I quite want to get this laptop but am unsure about that 2 core processor.... Think that it'll be good or can anyone recommend me similar products? https://m.bestbuy.ca/en-CA/product/microsoft-surface-book-2-13-5-2-in-1-laptop-intel-core-i5-7300u-256gb-ssd-8gb-ram-english/11698256

It is a fine system, but this features the older CPU model.as you noted.

There is the 8th gen option available which features a quad core CPU, but  the performance and if you need quad or dual core will really depend on what you plan to do with the system, for example If you are taking notes, the dual core is more then plenty. But if you plan to run complex simulation models while gaming and rendering videos... perhaps not.

 

If you are student, be aware that if you get the system from Microsoft Store (online to physical location), you have 10% off the price (you also have free shipping and free return)

 

[DarienCS]

29 minutes ago, GoodBytes said:

It is a fine system, but this features the older CPU model.as you noted.

There is the 8th gen option available which features a quad core CPU, but  the performance and if you need quad or dual core will really depend on what you plan to do with the system, for example If you are taking notes, the dual core is more then plenty. But if you plan to run complex simulation models while gaming and rendering videos... perhaps not.

 

If you are student, be aware that if you get the system from Microsoft Store (online to physical location), you have 10% off the price (you also have free shipping and free return)

 

Thanks, appreciate it.

[GoodBytes]

14 minutes ago, DarienCS said:

Thanks, appreciate it.

So what will be your needs?

[DarienCS]

12 minutes ago, GoodBytes said:

So what will be your needs?

Just made a new thread for broader planning and you can look at the laptop part that I wrote down, will give a better explanation. https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/1046239-planning-time/?tab=comments#comment-12408614

 

[genexis_x]

Where are you from? Budget? Usage? Any preference on weight, battery life and display size?