Members Chrisjd Posted July 26, 2010 Members Share Posted July 26, 2010 One being an i3 and teh other an i5. is there a huge difference? what would you go with? http://www.costco.com/Browse/Product.aspx?Prodid=11538737 http://www.costco.com/Browse/Product.aspx?whse=BC&topnav=&prodid=11531697&ec=BC-EC877-CatHome&pos=17?=en-US Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members PaoloJM Posted July 26, 2010 Members Share Posted July 26, 2010 Faster and more chache, I'd say i5 is noticeably faster but have no first hand experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Chrisjd Posted July 26, 2010 Author Members Share Posted July 26, 2010 Faster and more chache, I'd say i5 is noticeably faster but have no first hand experience. thanks. Teh bump. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members the_bleeding Posted July 26, 2010 Members Share Posted July 26, 2010 i5 is faster on paper, but for a regular user, you shouldnt notice. i3's are still fast as {censored}. What will you be using it for anywya? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Chrisjd Posted July 26, 2010 Author Members Share Posted July 26, 2010 i5 is faster on paper, but for a regular user, you shouldnt notice. i3's are still fast as {censored}. What will you be using it for anywya? basically just internet, itunes, storage for music, pictures, youtube... Nothing too graphic intensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members the_bleeding Posted July 26, 2010 Members Share Posted July 26, 2010 basically just internet, itunes, storage for music, pictures, youtube... Nothing too graphic intensive. i3 then man. Save the buck. The i3 pwns the {censored} out of the core2duo's in terms of processing power and speed with the same clock speed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mhenson42 Posted July 26, 2010 Members Share Posted July 26, 2010 This one is better. I bought an Acer i5 from costco for $650 a few months ago. Great laptop. I just use it to control my snax though. ACER i5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dead Star Posted July 26, 2010 Members Share Posted July 26, 2010 What would you guys recommend for light music production/video editing, as well as some light gaming (nothing hardcore)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mike moriarty Posted July 26, 2010 Members Share Posted July 26, 2010 i5 FTW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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