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Ok, I have the choice of two laptops (both the same price), never owned or used either line, so I don't know build quality etc from them. First is a XPS 12, it has a i5-3337U, 4GB ram, 128GB SSD, and I believe it is a 1080 panel, which is a nice and it is also touch, but I don't like finger prints so I will probably never use it, the SSD doesn't really matter, as I have a spare SSD I will put in whatever laptop I end up getting anyway.
The second is a Pavilion, While the XPS probably has a far better build, the Pavilion has a 4702MQ, 8GB ram, 1TB HDD (will replace with the spare SSD I have) and a HD 8670M 2GB.
The geek in me is just screaming "MORE POWER" when really the older Lonovo I have with a i5 460m does everything I want it to and the 3337U is more powerful than it is and also has updated 4600 iGPU. I don't do gaming on my laptops, it is used for travel and watching movies in bed, some photoshop (the quad would rape the U processor here) and data logging for my car. How far off is the HP build over the Dell? If it is a large gap I would rather take a performance hit for something made like a tank, but if it is more for looks (carbon fiber body) or size/weight, that matters little for me, as I don't go for looks and I don't carry it around.
Anyone have hands on with these two? I don't know anywhere local that has these two so it is a bit hard for me to get hands on myself, but I am still looking.
The second is a Pavilion, While the XPS probably has a far better build, the Pavilion has a 4702MQ, 8GB ram, 1TB HDD (will replace with the spare SSD I have) and a HD 8670M 2GB.
The geek in me is just screaming "MORE POWER" when really the older Lonovo I have with a i5 460m does everything I want it to and the 3337U is more powerful than it is and also has updated 4600 iGPU. I don't do gaming on my laptops, it is used for travel and watching movies in bed, some photoshop (the quad would rape the U processor here) and data logging for my car. How far off is the HP build over the Dell? If it is a large gap I would rather take a performance hit for something made like a tank, but if it is more for looks (carbon fiber body) or size/weight, that matters little for me, as I don't go for looks and I don't carry it around.
Anyone have hands on with these two? I don't know anywhere local that has these two so it is a bit hard for me to get hands on myself, but I am still looking.