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i7 6600U or i3 1011U

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Hey!

right now, I need a rugged laptop, i am an engineer and will probably use it mostly for PLC coding and some simple mechanical design on Inventor and SIEMENS NX

I have two options, an old Dell Latitude E7480 i7 6600U or a new ASUS ExpertBook P2 i3 1011U.

on paper, the new i3 has better specs than the old i7 but i am still not sure which one to buy.

which one do you guys think i should pick? and please explain your suggestion!

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PLC coding isn't too stressful. You'd definitely want the newer laptops with (presumably) better battery life.

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I'd probably go for the new i3. It'll be more power efficient, it should have better integrated graphics too which could be useful for NX. The battery will last for longer if you need to be using it on the go. Don't quote me on this, but the new i3 may be a bit more powerful than the older i7. There's 4 generations and about 4 years between them, and although Intel has slowed down a bit, the 10th gen definitely has benefits over the 6th.

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I got a Lenovo with a i3 10110u for my grandfather, and teste it aganst my i7 7500u, bot with 8gig ram, but the i3 was dual channel, i7 single. I only tested cinebench, but the i3 was way faster. Off my memory I think the i7 got abouth 280 points, the i3 350

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