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Alright maybe ill check some videos of those out

 

EDIT: I think that her current laptop has this processor in it: http://www.notebookcheck.net/Intel-Core-i5-2450M-Notebook-Processor.65510.0.html

 

 

Do you think the newer 4510U would be a good step up or about the same? If you read the review for the 4710U it says it can be significantly faster than the 3667U but the 3667U scores less in every test if you look at that one so idk..

 

 

4710U: http://www.notebookcheck.net/Intel-Core-i7-4510U-Notebook-Processor.115083.0.html

Decent step up. This compares the old cpu with new one, but is actualy talking about 4500U, wich is simmerlar to new one.

http://cpuboss.com/cpus/Intel-Core-i7-4500U-vs-Intel-Core-i5-2450M

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She will be using it mostly for light gaming (LoL, Minecraft etc...), school work and just general browsing. She would like it to be smaller for portability so anything with a 14" or less screen would be good and her budget is around 1000$. I know she wont be able to get something with a dedi graphics card for that but she should be able to get something with a pretty powerful processor and etc...

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Lenovo Y40 or Y410 would work well for that price range I think. Especially the Y40, since it's a lot thinner and lighter. Could also go with Gigabyte p34g.

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The Lenovo Yoga 2 looks really nice, it's the laptop I'm looking into getting eventually.  

 

 

 

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1000$ and no dedicated graphics card. What?

 

For an Ultrabook that's pretty normal

 

 

 

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Macbook Air or Surface 3.

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I also remember finding this laptop when I was laptop browsing: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834231781

 

I did a little google search for benchmarks and it looks like the Radeon HD 8530m is about equivilant to a Nvidia GT 730m: http://gpuboss.com/gpus/Radeon-HD-8530M-vs-GeForce-GT-730M

 

It doesn't seem like a really good graphics unit but I'd assume it would be better than Intels on chip graphics.

 

 

 

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I like the lenovo idea.

 

She can't really get decent gaming AND tiny for less than $1000.  

 

A 15.6" lenovo y series is probably about as close as you can get.

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I like the lenovo idea.

She can't really get decent gaming AND tiny for less than $1000.

A 15.6" lenovo y series is probably about as close as you can get.

Y40 is 14" isn't it?

Edit: it is

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Macbook Air or Surface 3.

 

can surface 3 really be considered a laptop?

 

the Air is OK, but has really limited storage... cant fit many games on it

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Y40 is 14" isn't it?

Edit: it is

They dont look half bad... how good is the 4510U processor? Like equivalency for a desktop comparable to an 2500k or what?

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I also remember finding this laptop when I was laptop browsing: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834231781

 

I did a little google search for benchmarks and it looks like the Radeon HD 8530m is about equivilant to a Nvidia GT 730m: http://gpuboss.com/gpus/Radeon-HD-8530M-vs-GeForce-GT-730M

 

It doesn't seem like a really good graphics unit but I'd assume it would be better than Intels on chip graphics.

That looks like a good laptop but size is super important to her so i think it will be too big

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Well,the most powerful ultrabook right now would be the Asus Zenbook UX303/LN

Read a review here : http://www.ultrabookreview.com/4274-asus-zenbook-ux303ln-review/

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1000 $ is enough for a pretty good GPU, nice processor and a 1080p display...

However, if your gpu is below the GT 730m in performance, it's just not worth it. I was recently looking at benchmarks on notebookcheck.com and those things barely twice the score of an integrated GPU in 3Dmark Vantage.

 

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1000 $ is enough for a pretty good GPU, nice processor and a 1080p display...

However, if your gpu is below the GT 730m in performance, it's just not worth it. I was recently looking at benchmarks on notebookcheck.com and those things barely twice the score of an integrated GPU in 3Dmark Vantage.

Integraded GPUs do fine for Minecraft and League though and honestly thats all she reallys plays. A 730m would more than suffice for Minecraft with Far render distance and etc... and my old laptop with an i5 2520m (I think) ran League an High @ 1600x900 with 30FPS so she should easy be able to max that out. Any other suggestions guys?

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They dont look half bad... how good is the 4510U processor? Like equivalency for a desktop comparable to an 2500k or what?

Pretty good. Not sure the equivalent. But I would recommend y40

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Pretty good. Not sure the equivalent. But I would recommend y40

You wouldnt happen to know of any good videos testing/unboxing the laptop would you? Having a hard time finding some... Although so far notebookcheck says that the graphics card is a soild mid range card so thats good

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You wouldnt happen to know of any good videos testing/unboxing the laptop would you? Having a hard time finding some... Although so far notebookcheck says that the graphics card is a soild mid range card so thats good

I dont beleive you can buy it quite yet. Im not sure. 

Yes you can.

 

Its relativly new, but thje p[reivious y510/y410 got lots of praise, so it should be good./

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I dont beleive you can buy it quite yet. Im not sure. 

Yes you can.

 

Its relativly new, but thje p[reivious y510/y410 got lots of praise, so it should be good./

Alright maybe ill check some videos of those out

 

EDIT: I think that her current laptop has this processor in it: http://www.notebookcheck.net/Intel-Core-i5-2450M-Notebook-Processor.65510.0.html

 

 

Do you think the newer 4510U would be a good step up or about the same? If you read the review for the 4710U it says it can be significantly faster than the 3667U but the 3667U scores less in every test if you look at that one so idk..

 

 

4710U: http://www.notebookcheck.net/Intel-Core-i7-4510U-Notebook-Processor.115083.0.html

My rig: Case: Corsair 760T CPU: Intel 4690k MOBO: MSI Z79 Gaming 5 RaM: 16gb HyperX SSD: 256gb Samsung pro HDD: 1tb Toshiba PSU: Thermaltake smart 750 GPU: 1x GTX 1080 Founders edition

 

 

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Alright maybe ill check some videos of those out

 

EDIT: I think that her current laptop has this processor in it: http://www.notebookcheck.net/Intel-Core-i5-2450M-Notebook-Processor.65510.0.html

 

 

Do you think the newer 4510U would be a good step up or about the same? If you read the review for the 4710U it says it can be significantly faster than the 3667U but the 3667U scores less in every test if you look at that one so idk..

 

 

4710U: http://www.notebookcheck.net/Intel-Core-i7-4510U-Notebook-Processor.115083.0.html

Decent step up. This compares the old cpu with new one, but is actualy talking about 4500U, wich is simmerlar to new one.

http://cpuboss.com/cpus/Intel-Core-i7-4500U-vs-Intel-Core-i5-2450M

n0ah1897, on 05 Mar 2014 - 2:08 PM, said:  "Computers are like girls. It's whats in the inside that matters.  I don't know about you, but I like my girls like I like my cases. Just as beautiful on the inside as the outside."

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Decent step up. This compares the old cpu with new one, but is actualy talking about 4500U, wich is simmerlar to new one.

http://cpuboss.com/cpus/Intel-Core-i7-4500U-vs-Intel-Core-i5-2450M

Okay thanks dude i think i might stick with this one

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