Laptop Comparing HELP!

[Aaron McCotton]

Hey there, people of the internet!

 

I have a question.

On 2013, I bought an Asus X200CA netbook and it works fine even for today's standard. I didn't do much of an upgrade for this laptop. Only upgrade HDD from SSD couple of weeks ago.

Now, friend of mine wants to sell his 2016 Lenovo Ideapad 310S for a bargain (because he needs money). I only use laptop for working purposes like typing, checking emails, grading my students test, sometimes photoshopping, web browsing, and stuff like that.

But, the thing is, I looked up the specs, and I found these:

 

1. Both use Intel Celeron 1007U 1.5 GHz and Intel Celeron N3350 1.1GHz (it says it can be boosted up to 2.4GHz but I don't know how to do it) for Asus and Lenovo respectively.

2. Both have 4GB DDR3 and 2GB DDR3 for Asus and Lenovo respectively. (I willl upgrade the RAM for the Lenovo if I ended up choosing the Lenovo).

 

Now, my consideration is, I've used Asus for over 3 years and it works fine. I never service it since it never broke down.

But on the other hand, I want to change laptop but is it worth it? Since by clock speed, Lenovo seems to be slower than Asus but far more newer than the Asus.

So my question is, should I change my Asus X200CA to Lenovo Ideapad 310s?

 

P.S I will also change the HDD in the Lenovo to my SSD. So in the end, if I ended up choosing the lenovo, I'll upgrade the RAM to 4GB, and storage will be my SSD.

 

Thank you,

Your answer will be much appreciated.

[HunterAP]

According to PassMark (a pretty reliable CPU benchmarking site), the 1007U ever so slightly outperforms the N3350.

Honestly, if you are not having problems with your current laptop, there is no reason to get another one, especially since that newer one will be slower than your current one.

Save your money, and consider buying something newer if you decide to get something else instead.

[Jurrunio]

Dont upgrade. The Lenovo performs similarly to your Asus, but it doesnt have a touchscreen according to materials I found (that's worth talking about in ads right?)

[Aaron McCotton]

1 hour ago, HunterAP said:

According to PassMark (a pretty reliable CPU benchmarking site), the 1007U ever so slightly outperforms the N3350.

Honestly, if you are not having problems with your current laptop, there is no reason to get another one, especially since that newer one will be slower than your current one.

Save your money, and consider buying something newer if you decide to get something else instead.

the 1007U ever so slightly outperforms the N3350? really? even though it is 3 years older? @HunterAP

[Aaron McCotton]

1 hour ago, Jurrunio said:

Dont upgrade. The Lenovo performs similarly to your Asus, but it doesnt have a touchscreen according to materials I found (that's worth talking about in ads right?)

Right indeed. But, both laptop doesn't support touchscreen. I don't like touchscreen laptop either  Anyway, thank you for your advice @Jurrunio

[genexis_x]

1 hour ago, Aaron McCotton said:

the 1007U ever so slightly outperforms the N3350? really? even though it is 3 years older? @HunterAP

Yes because Intel sucks

[HunterAP]

9 hours ago, Aaron McCotton said:

the 1007U ever so slightly outperforms the N3350? really? even though it is 3 years older? @HunterAP

There was a link in my post that shows you the numbers.

Generally, Intel processors that are named Nxxxx are the lowest end of the mobile Intel CPU's, whereas Intel Core CPU's with xxxxU are typically the "ultraportable" ones, so in this case your current CPU is better than your friend's laptop CPU.

 

Like I said, don't bother buying that laptop, it's a waste of money.

[Aaron McCotton]

14 hours ago, HunterAP said:

There was a link in my post that shows you the numbers.

Generally, Intel processors that are named Nxxxx are the lowest end of the mobile Intel CPU's, whereas Intel Core CPU's with xxxxU are typically the "ultraportable" ones, so in this case your current CPU is better than your friend's laptop CPU.

 

Like I said, don't bother buying that laptop, it's a waste of money.

Oh...I see. Alright, then. Thank you for your answer, mate. @HunterAP