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Help in Choosing one out of two Dell machines

9 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/help-in-choosing-one-out-of-two-dell-machines.161435/

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karthikmlore Original post #1
Aug 9, 2012 at 1:25 PM
Guys help me out here... I had planned on buying Inspiron 15R but the price has jumped from Rs.42.5k to Rs.44.5k...! So reconsidering which laptop to buy, I'm stuck between two laptops priced equally. I'll list out only the differences in the specs.

Dell Inspiron 14 (E-Value Code: v540307in8)
Intel Core i5 3210M (2.5 GHz, No Turbo Boost)
4GB 1333MHz DDR3 RAM
1GB Nvidia GT620M Graphics
LED Display

Or

Dell Inspiron 14R (E-Value Code: v540405in8)
Intel Core i5 3210M ( Upto 3.1GHz withTurbo Boost)
4GB 1600MHz DDR3 RAM
Intel HD4000 Graphics
WLED Display

I won't be gaming much and i'll be running Linux on the laptop. I'll be using Virtual Box a bit too much and a little photo and video editting. Whichever I buy, I'll pump up the RAM to 8GB right away. :wink:

Which one of the two do you guys sugget me..??? And why...??? :shock:

Don't suggest anything except these two.. as the DD from the bank (edu loan) would be in favour of dell...! :-D
rider
rider #2
Aug 9, 2012 at 1:45 PM
Intel Core i5 3210M (2.5 GHz, No Turbo Boost) :shock: What?

You can buy some better laptop on EMIs. Can I suggest something else?

Between these two, this one is better:

Dell Inspiron 14R (E-Value Code: v540405in8)
Intel Core i5 3210M ( Upto 3.1GHz withTurbo Boost)
4GB 1600MHz DDR3 RAM
Intel HD4000 Graphics
WLED Display
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karthikmlore #3
Aug 9, 2012 at 1:59 PM
well i'm stuck with dell brand because of the dd. any other suggestion in dell is ok (any screen size and weight).

why actually inspiron 14r and why not inspiron 14....?
rider
rider #4
Aug 9, 2012 at 2:09 PM
Nvidia GT620M is below average GPU. So no advantage of it.
And inspiron 14R more premium than normal Inspiron 14.

And check the specs on dell website the normal inspiron comes with 2GB RAM, not 4GB.
50103
50103 #5
Aug 9, 2012 at 3:34 PM
rider said:
Nvidia GT620M is below average GPU. So no advantage of it.
And inspiron 14R more premium than normal Inspiron 14.

And check the specs on dell website the normal inspiron comes with 2GB RAM, not 4GB.
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Ya go for the 14R... Intel HD 4000 can play good racing games upto Burnout Paradise level (which I have tested myself) I have also heard that Fifa 12 plays well on it
rider
rider #6
Aug 9, 2012 at 3:40 PM
50103 said:
Ya go for the 14R... Intel HD 4000 can play good racing games upto Burnout Paradise level (which I have tested myself) I have also heard that Fifa 12 plays well on it
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yea! the new Intel HD 4000 is as good as GT 525M of XPS 15 2011
tkin
tkin #7
Aug 9, 2012 at 3:40 PM
Since you won't be gaming, go for the higher proccy speed, hence the 14R.
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karthikmlore #8
Aug 9, 2012 at 6:54 PM
then 14r is the way to go (unless there is a price cut)... :)

thanks a lot guys...
aroraanant
aroraanant #9
Aug 10, 2012 at 5:55 PM
opt for 14R