After lots of searching for a new laptop this is the best I came across. Looks like a decent deal for a HD screen. Am I missing anything?
AMD A9-9410 APU
8Gb Ram
2TB HD
Windows 10
15.6" Screen
1920 x 1080 resolution
2 x USB 3.0
1.06% with Top Cash back knocking just under 4 quid off it.
Deal ends Monday (29th) apparently.
All comments (23)
neoaisac
27 Aug 161#1
It is indeed awesome for the price.
Shambles
27 Aug 161#2
Shouldn't there be a merchant name in the deal title?
amour3k to Shambles
27 Aug 161#4
Yes there should ...
3guesses
27 Aug 161#3
Pretty good price for the spec. Shame it has an AMD cpu (I get the impression they are quite inferior to Intels). Also worth noting that this has a Full HD screen, not just an HD screen (quite a big difference, especially in price). 9.5 hours' battery life sounds a little bit optimistic though...
meglaman2000 to 3guesses
28 Aug 162#9
I wouldn't worry too much about the AMD CPU, it's going to be fine for just about everything.
Intel constantly beat AMD in being the best in any given field. It's a bit like comparing a Vauxhall to a Ford, they will both get you where your going and both have a good set of features but the Ford is better in almost every appreciable way... but the Vauxhall costs less and still gives you everything you really need from a car.
which is £349 if you can't get HP deals by being a student or through an employee benefits scheme.
This Pavillion has 2TB / R5 / A9-9410 vs the Envy's 1TB / R6 / A10-8700P.
I'm not sure about the CPU, the Pavillion is dual-core but clocked higher than the Envy's quad-core. I can't find real-world benchmarks but Passmark puts the Pavillion's A9 below the Envy's A10 at 2652 vs 3518:
People seem to be rating the Envy's solid aluminium build, which makes it sightly heavier at 2.12kg vs 2.04kg.
pbyron1
28 Aug 162#7
The A10 CPUs are more suited to laptops, anyway. They're certainly fast enough for most office needs and the built in graphics are quite impressive for the price, able to cope with many recent games at low to medium settings and even some less recent on high.
This new A9 chip I'm not so sure about, but it looks like a budget version of the A10
Elevation
28 Aug 16#8
Don't be sorry they're alright.
didsburydan
28 Aug 161#10
knowing me, didsburydan, knowing you alan partridge, a-haaaaa
Opening post
AMD A9-9410 APU
8Gb Ram
2TB HD
Windows 10
15.6" Screen
1920 x 1080 resolution
2 x USB 3.0
1.06% with Top Cash back knocking just under 4 quid off it.
Deal ends Monday (29th) apparently.
All comments (23)
Intel constantly beat AMD in being the best in any given field. It's a bit like comparing a Vauxhall to a Ford, they will both get you where your going and both have a good set of features but the Ford is better in almost every appreciable way... but the Vauxhall costs less and still gives you everything you really need from a car.
http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/hp-envy-15-ah100na-laptop-289-delivered-from-hp-student-store-2496531
which is £349 if you can't get HP deals by being a student or through an employee benefits scheme.
This Pavillion has 2TB / R5 / A9-9410 vs the Envy's 1TB / R6 / A10-8700P.
I'm not sure about the CPU, the Pavillion is dual-core but clocked higher than the Envy's quad-core. I can't find real-world benchmarks but Passmark puts the Pavillion's A9 below the Envy's A10 at 2652 vs 3518:
http://www.cpubenchmark.net/compare.php?cmp[]=2542&cmp[]=2841
People seem to be rating the Envy's solid aluminium build, which makes it sightly heavier at 2.12kg vs 2.04kg.
This new A9 chip I'm not so sure about, but it looks like a budget version of the A10