TOSHIBA Satellite L850 v HP Notebook

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#304205 13-Apr-2023 17:06

I need advice on which would be the best laptop for my granddaughter from my limited knowledge I would think the Toshiba would be better i7 = 4GB Ram v AMD =16GB Ram I would install windows 11 home and would also install SSD

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#3063293 13-Apr-2023 17:15

@xyeovillian post links to them please as its easier to see the specs on them.

what will it be used for? and whats the budget?

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#3063296 13-Apr-2023 17:27

Are these new laptops or second hand ?

From what I can find on the HP, suspect its 2nd hand/old .... https://support.hp.com/nz-en/document/c05367367

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#3063447 14-Apr-2023 00:16

xpd:

From what I can find on the HP, suspect its 2nd hand/old .... https://support.hp.com/nz-en/document/c05367367

The HP unit will be this one:

Main processor being an AMD A6-6310 APU

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#3063472 14-Apr-2023 07:43

These are the specs of `both laptops I have to gift to my granddaughter!

HP AMD A6-6310

No battery

64 °CMullins 28nm Technology
RAM 15.0GB Single-Channel DDR3 @ 798MHz (11-11-12-28)
Motherboard Hewlett-Packard 80CB (Socket FT3b)
Graphics Generic PnP Monitor (1366x768@60Hz)
1024MB ATI AMD Radeon R4 Graphics (HP) 64 °C
Storage 111GB Crucial CT120BX500SSD1 (SATA (SSD))
Optical Drives hp DVDRW GUB0N

Toshiba L850

Has battery for about an hour
Intel Core™ i7-3610QM CPU @ 2.30GHz × 4
3.8 GiB
Hard Drives
Graphics Card
240.1 GB
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Thames [Radeon HD 7500M/ 7600M Series] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])

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#3063475 14-Apr-2023 08:15

CPU wise, depending what they're using it for, the i7 is the better choice.

Both CPUs are 10 years old

The AMD while has more memory, is only single channel, which will hamper performance.

Personally Id probably go for the Intel.

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