Is this upgrade worth it for me?

[Jackgamer91]

I will be going off to med school in August so I'll need a portable laptop for school work (not for gaming).

 

Currently, I have: 

HP Envy 15.6 inch laptop (purchased in Oct. 2014) 

Intel Core i7 4700MQ Processor

Intel integrated graphics 

8 gb of RAM

500 gb Samsung 840 evo SSD

Windows 8.1 Pro OS will upgrade to Windows 10 

720P HD touchscreen  

 

I'm thinking of getting: 

http://shop.lenovo.com/ca/en/laptops/lenovo/y-series/y40-80/ 

 

The $849 Y40 Lenovo 14 inch Laptop that comes with:

Intel Core i7 5500U

AMD Radeon™ R9 M275

8 gb RAM

500 gb HDD + 8 gb SSHD 

Windows 8.1 OS 

1080P FHD non-touch Screen 

 

In your opinion, are the upgrades noted in bold worth buying a new laptop at this stage? The lenovo comes with a smaller size (14 inch vs. 15.6 inch screen), dedicated AMD graphics (but won't have time to game), and a true 1080P Screen. 

 

Is this upgrade worth it IYO? 

 

 

 

[exercutor5]

 

I will be going off to med school in August so I'll need a portable laptop for school work (not for gaming).

 

Currently, I have: 

HP Envy 15.6 inch laptop (purchased in Oct. 2014) 

Intel Core i7 4700MQ Processor

Intel integrated graphics 

8 gb of RAM

500 gb Samsung 840 evo SSD

Windows 8.1 Pro OS will upgrade to Windows 10 

720P HD touchscreen  

 

I'm thinking of getting: 

http://shop.lenovo.com/ca/en/laptops/lenovo/y-series/y40-80/ 

 

The $849 Y40 Lenovo 14 inch Laptop that comes with:

Intel Core i7 5500U

AMD Radeon™ R9 M275

8 gb RAM

500 gb HDD + 8 gb SSHD 

Windows 8.1 OS 

1080P FHD non-touch Screen 

 

In your opinion, are the upgrades noted in bold worth buying a new laptop at this stage? The lenovo comes with a smaller size (14 inch vs. 15.6 inch screen), dedicated AMD graphics (but won't have time to game), and a true 1080P Screen. 

 

Is this upgrade worth it IYO? 

 

 

The current machine you have may not have a dGPU, but the CPU would outperform the 5500U in terms of multitasking. So, I would think not worth the upgrade.

 

EDIT: Just realised it has an SSD installed, so your current machine would be much faster.