pls help me with this,
I am debating between an ultrabook with dual-core i7/i5 processors with ssd but no dedicated graphics adapter (with 4G of RAM max, onboard)
against
regular laptops with quad-core i7/i5 processors with traditional hard drive (HDD) running 5400-7200 rpm (up to 8G of RAM, two slots)
Which one is better in general? I use it mostly Office, the Internet and some games (and some basic Photoshop manipulation and stat packages like STATA for school)
I heard that since ultrabook has only built-in graphics, it slows down the processor and RAM since it's shared also for video.
I understand that SSD beats HDD hands down but I need capacity and currently for laptops it maxed out at 1TB and only Alienware and Mac Book Pro offers similar configurations. What I am asking is, for my use, is it better to buy an ultrabook or a regular laptop, as configured above?
Thanks,
Jeff
I am debating between an ultrabook with dual-core i7/i5 processors with ssd but no dedicated graphics adapter (with 4G of RAM max, onboard)
against
regular laptops with quad-core i7/i5 processors with traditional hard drive (HDD) running 5400-7200 rpm (up to 8G of RAM, two slots)
Which one is better in general? I use it mostly Office, the Internet and some games (and some basic Photoshop manipulation and stat packages like STATA for school)
I heard that since ultrabook has only built-in graphics, it slows down the processor and RAM since it's shared also for video.
I understand that SSD beats HDD hands down but I need capacity and currently for laptops it maxed out at 1TB and only Alienware and Mac Book Pro offers similar configurations. What I am asking is, for my use, is it better to buy an ultrabook or a regular laptop, as configured above?
Thanks,
Jeff