Fluorspar
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Hi all, new here
I'm looking for a laptop to take to uni. I'm a pretty intensive user, but don't need anything too specialist - I do a bit of digital art, some retro games (like Red Alert ) but mainly tab-heavy browsing and video watching. However I would like it to last - the desktop I'm on at the moment is 7 years old and still going! So I've got what looks to me like a very nice build, but would like some opinions before I commit £700.
Genesis IV: 15.6" Glossy Full HD LED 16:9 Widescreen (1920x1080)
Intel® Core™i3 Dual Core Mobile Processor i3-2370M (2.40GHz) 3MB
8GB SAMSUNG 1333MHz SODIMM DDR3 MEMORY (2 x 4GB)
NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 630M - 1GB DDR3 Video RAM - DirectX® 11
180GB INTEL® 330 SERIES SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 500MB/sR | 450MB/sW)
The rest is standard
Also a few general questions due to my computing ignorance:
Is the i5 worth the extra £25 over the i3?
Is an SSD worth it? I've been told by some they're invaluable, but they are much more expensive and smaller. I originally had a 120GB SSD and 320 HHD, but that's incompatible with a DVD drive, which I really want.
Why is MS Office university cheaper than Student when it has less stuff?
How does a 64bit OS affect performance?
Can I still play old games on Windows 7?
Sorry for the absolute ton of questions, any help is appreciated ^^;;
I'm looking for a laptop to take to uni. I'm a pretty intensive user, but don't need anything too specialist - I do a bit of digital art, some retro games (like Red Alert ) but mainly tab-heavy browsing and video watching. However I would like it to last - the desktop I'm on at the moment is 7 years old and still going! So I've got what looks to me like a very nice build, but would like some opinions before I commit £700.
Genesis IV: 15.6" Glossy Full HD LED 16:9 Widescreen (1920x1080)
Intel® Core™i3 Dual Core Mobile Processor i3-2370M (2.40GHz) 3MB
8GB SAMSUNG 1333MHz SODIMM DDR3 MEMORY (2 x 4GB)
NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 630M - 1GB DDR3 Video RAM - DirectX® 11
180GB INTEL® 330 SERIES SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 500MB/sR | 450MB/sW)
The rest is standard
Also a few general questions due to my computing ignorance:
Is the i5 worth the extra £25 over the i3?
Is an SSD worth it? I've been told by some they're invaluable, but they are much more expensive and smaller. I originally had a 120GB SSD and 320 HHD, but that's incompatible with a DVD drive, which I really want.
Why is MS Office university cheaper than Student when it has less stuff?
How does a 64bit OS affect performance?
Can I still play old games on Windows 7?
Sorry for the absolute ton of questions, any help is appreciated ^^;;