ssd + i73610qm vs hdd + 17-3720qm

[marpaw]

hi guys,

im ordering a new laptop just need advice which option would be better, faster processor with HDD or slower processor with SSD (750gb 2nd hdd too)?

Chassis & Display Optimus Series: 15.6" Glossy Full HD LED Widescreen (1920x1080)
Processor (CPU) Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Mobile Processor i7-3610QM (2.30GHz) 6MB
Memory (RAM) 8GB SAMSUNG 1333MHz SODIMM DDR3 MEMORY (2 x 4GB)
Graphics Card NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 650M - 1.0GB DDR5 Video RAM - DirectX® 11
2nd Graphics Card NONE
Memory - 1st Hard Disk 120GB INTEL® 330 SERIES SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 500MB/sR | 450MB/sW)
2nd Hard Disk 750GB WD SCORPIO BLACK WD7500BPKT, SATA 3 Gb/s, 16MB CACHE (7200 rpm

£826.

Or;

Chassis & Display Optimus Series: 15.6" Glossy Full HD LED Widescreen (1920x1080)
Processor (CPU) Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Mobile Processor i7-3720QM (2.60GHz) 6MB
Memory (RAM) 8GB SAMSUNG 1333MHz SODIMM DDR3 MEMORY (2 x 4GB)
Graphics Card NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 650M - 1.0GB DDR5 Video RAM - DirectX® 11
2nd Graphics Card NONE
Memory - 1st Hard Disk 750GB WD SCORPIO BLUE WD7500BPVT, SATA 3 Gb/s, 8MB CACHE (5400 rpm)
2nd Hard Disk NONE
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive 8x SATA DVD±R/RW/Dual Layer (+ 24x CD-RW)

£824

I will use it for photo edit, some gaming and multimedia.

thanks for any advice

 

[AJ_]

Im no genius at this kind of thing but i say go with the first option (3610 + ssd). The performance boost you'll get with the SSD when using photoshop etc will be much greater than that from the upgraded processor. i think..

 

[flobber238]

SSDs are awesome. Totally awesome. Choose that one. Loss of CD drive is worth it.

 

[marpaw]

well gud thing is it hold 2 hdds so i can have the dvd player too im defo goin with the ssd thanks for the advice, i emailed pc specialists too and they said the same