Hi guys,
I wonder if I could trouble someone for their expertise. In the market for a budget laptop. I have narrowed it down a bit, but still open to suggestions. I certainly did want hdmi and usb 3 port and longest battery possible. I am clueless really when it comes to specifications and would really appreciate it if someone would cast their eyes over the specs of the below and tell me which is better. I generally only use laptop for surfing the net, downloading and streaming. Budget is £400 or there abouts so really just wont the best bang for the buck. I know hp has the newer i5 and the toshiba more ram, but overall if someone could give an insight into which is better it would be very grateful. Thank you
HP Pavilion g6-2324sa Laptop with 2 year warranty £399.99
Supported Operating Systems
Operating system
Windows 8 64
Processor
Processor
Intel® Core™ i5-3230M
Processor speed
2.6 GHz
Processor cache
3 MB L3 cache
Chipset
Intel® HM76 Express
Appearance
Product color
Sparkling black
Memory
Memory, standard
4 GB DDR3
Memory layout
(1 x 4 GB)
Memory slots
2 DIMM
Memory, maximum
Upgradeable to 8 GB DDR3
Drives
Hard disk drive partition
Up to 24 GB partition for system recovery
Hard drive description
500 GB 5400 rpm SATA
Optical drive
SuperMulti DVD±R/RW with double layer support
Display Specifications
Display
39.6 cm (15.6") HD BrightView LED-backlit (1366 x 768)
Display size (diagonal)
39.6 cm (15.6")
Graphic Subsystem
Graphics
Intel HD Graphics 4000 (up to 1.65 GB)
Multimedia
Audio features
Altec Lansing speakers with Dolby Advanced Audio
Webcam
HP TrueVision HD Webcam with integrated digital microphone
Input devices
Keyboard
Full size, textured island-style with numeric keypad
Pointing device
TouchPad supporting multi-touch gestures and on/off button
Connectivity and Communications
Network interface
Integrated 10/100 BASE-T Ethernet LAN
Wireless
802.11b/g/n
Ports
1 VGA
1 HDMI
1 headphone-out
1 microphone-in
1 USB 2.0
2 USB 3.0
1 RJ45
Expansion slots
Multi-format digital media card reader for secure digital cards & multimedia cards
Battery and Power
Battery type
6-cell Li-Ion
Power supply type
65W AC power adapter
Weights
Weight
Starting at 2.48 kg
Weight will vary by configuration
OR TOSHIBA SATELLITE C850-1LQ - £379.99
Processor Intel® Core™ i3-2348M (2.3 GHz, 3 MB Cache)
Operating System Windows 8
RAM 8 GB
Graphics card Intel HD graphics 3000
Screen type Toshiba TruBrite® HD TFT High Brightness display
Screen resolution 1366 x 768
Screen size 15.6"
Screen features Toshiba TruBrite® HD
Hard drive 128 GB SSD
Optical disk drive DVD SuperMulti
Memory card reader 2-in1 (SD and MMC)
USB - USB 3.0 x 1
- USB 2.0 x 2
FireWire No
Modem/Ethernet RJ45
WiFi 802.11 bgn
Bluetooth No
Video interface HDMI x 1
VGA x 1
Audio interface 3.5 mm jack for headphones x 1
3.5 mm jack for microphone x 1
TV output HDMI x 1
Expansion card slot No
Sound Stereo speakers with SRS Premium Sound HD
Webcam 1.0 MP
Keyboard & Mouse - Black matt keyboard with integrated numeric keypad
- Multi-touch touchpad
Battery - Up to 4 hours
- Lithium-ion 6 cell
I wonder if I could trouble someone for their expertise. In the market for a budget laptop. I have narrowed it down a bit, but still open to suggestions. I certainly did want hdmi and usb 3 port and longest battery possible. I am clueless really when it comes to specifications and would really appreciate it if someone would cast their eyes over the specs of the below and tell me which is better. I generally only use laptop for surfing the net, downloading and streaming. Budget is £400 or there abouts so really just wont the best bang for the buck. I know hp has the newer i5 and the toshiba more ram, but overall if someone could give an insight into which is better it would be very grateful. Thank you
HP Pavilion g6-2324sa Laptop with 2 year warranty £399.99
Supported Operating Systems
Operating system
Windows 8 64
Processor
Processor
Intel® Core™ i5-3230M
Processor speed
2.6 GHz
Processor cache
3 MB L3 cache
Chipset
Intel® HM76 Express
Appearance
Product color
Sparkling black
Memory
Memory, standard
4 GB DDR3
Memory layout
(1 x 4 GB)
Memory slots
2 DIMM
Memory, maximum
Upgradeable to 8 GB DDR3
Drives
Hard disk drive partition
Up to 24 GB partition for system recovery
Hard drive description
500 GB 5400 rpm SATA
Optical drive
SuperMulti DVD±R/RW with double layer support
Display Specifications
Display
39.6 cm (15.6") HD BrightView LED-backlit (1366 x 768)
Display size (diagonal)
39.6 cm (15.6")
Graphic Subsystem
Graphics
Intel HD Graphics 4000 (up to 1.65 GB)
Multimedia
Audio features
Altec Lansing speakers with Dolby Advanced Audio
Webcam
HP TrueVision HD Webcam with integrated digital microphone
Input devices
Keyboard
Full size, textured island-style with numeric keypad
Pointing device
TouchPad supporting multi-touch gestures and on/off button
Connectivity and Communications
Network interface
Integrated 10/100 BASE-T Ethernet LAN
Wireless
802.11b/g/n
Ports
1 VGA
1 HDMI
1 headphone-out
1 microphone-in
1 USB 2.0
2 USB 3.0
1 RJ45
Expansion slots
Multi-format digital media card reader for secure digital cards & multimedia cards
Battery and Power
Battery type
6-cell Li-Ion
Power supply type
65W AC power adapter
Weights
Weight
Starting at 2.48 kg
Weight will vary by configuration
OR TOSHIBA SATELLITE C850-1LQ - £379.99
Processor Intel® Core™ i3-2348M (2.3 GHz, 3 MB Cache)
Operating System Windows 8
RAM 8 GB
Graphics card Intel HD graphics 3000
Screen type Toshiba TruBrite® HD TFT High Brightness display
Screen resolution 1366 x 768
Screen size 15.6"
Screen features Toshiba TruBrite® HD
Hard drive 128 GB SSD
Optical disk drive DVD SuperMulti
Memory card reader 2-in1 (SD and MMC)
USB - USB 3.0 x 1
- USB 2.0 x 2
FireWire No
Modem/Ethernet RJ45
WiFi 802.11 bgn
Bluetooth No
Video interface HDMI x 1
VGA x 1
Audio interface 3.5 mm jack for headphones x 1
3.5 mm jack for microphone x 1
TV output HDMI x 1
Expansion card slot No
Sound Stereo speakers with SRS Premium Sound HD
Webcam 1.0 MP
Keyboard & Mouse - Black matt keyboard with integrated numeric keypad
- Multi-touch touchpad
Battery - Up to 4 hours
- Lithium-ion 6 cell