HD 4/5000 graphics?

[DotoreN]

Almost every Lenovo thinkpad & ultrabooks in general have HD 4 or 5000 graphics, are they any good at all or should I be looking for a dedicated GPU?

 

I'm not familiar with how GPU graphics work in a laptop, so i'd like some information/advice

[CalumGiff]

Almost every Lenovo thinkpad & ultrabooks in general have HD 4 or 5000 graphics, are they any good at all or should I be looking for a dedicated GPU?

 

I'm not familiar with how GPU graphics work in a laptop, so i'd like some information/advice

If u want to game then gpu is the best way to go about it, if u dont game or only play the odd game at low settings and dont care bout fps then hd grapihcs will be fine

[R_Golden]

What is your budget and what are you going to be playing?

[DotoreN]

What is your budget and what are you going to be playing?

 

i'm starting a study in "software engineering" / programming of 4years. I'm looking for a 8gb ram, 256ssd, i5 or i7 laptop. I'll not be using it for gaming, just for school/programming (java, sql, php, python, ruby etc).

 

I'll be transporting it everyday so either 13 or 15inch. 

 

13 because of portability, but 15 because I like to work on 15.