Windows 7 or Windows 8 laptop?

Trillionaire

I still haven't purchased a laptop after returning the Samsung RV520. I've got the following in my Amazon wishlist

Samsung NP350V5C 15.6-inch Laptop (Silver) (Intel Core i3 2370M 2.4GHz, 6GB RAM, 500GB HDD, DVDSM DL, LAN, WLAN, Webcam, Integrated Graphics, Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit) £429.58

And ..

Samsung 350V5C 15.6-inch Laptop (Silver) - (Intel Core i3 3110M 2.4GHz Processor, 6GB RAM, 500GB HDD, DVDSM DL, LAN, WLAN, BT, Webcam, Integrated Graphics, Windows 8) £414.94

Why does the Windows 7 one cost more?

MadTechie

Could a lots of reasons,

• Different supplies
• One is on a deal/special offer

Do you have more info, links maybe ?

Trillionaire

MadTechie wrote: »

Could a lots of reasons,

• Different supplies
• One is on a deal/special offer

Do you have more info, links maybe ?

No links - but you could just type in Samsung 350V5C into the Amazon search bar and see what it throw up.:)

MadTechie

Yep, different companies

Samsung NP350V5C 15.6 inch Laptop (Silver) (Intel Core i5 3210M 2.5GHz, 6GB RAM, 500GB HDD, DVDSM DL, LAN, WLAN, Webcam, Integrated Graphics, Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit)
Dispatched from and sold by IT Trade Station Ltd.

Samsung 350V5C 15.6-inch Laptop (Silver) - (Intel Core i3 3110M 2.4GHz Processor, 6GB RAM, 500GB HDD, DVDSM DL, LAN, WLAN, BT, Webcam, Integrated Graphics, Windows 8)
Dispatched from and sold by Amazon.co.uk.

MadTechie

Not sure if this helps but after a quick search I also found this
I have NOT used this site before, so I can NOT recommend it. and it maybe cheaper else where

Cisco001

The i3 is sold at £376 at cclonline.
http://www.cclonline.com/product/89558/NP350V5C-A01UK/Laptops/Samsung-NP350V5C-A01UK-15-6-inch-Notebook/NOT6692/

Personally go for i5 with win7. You can spend £15 for upgrade to Win8 at the moment. And if you don't like Win 8, you can always get it downgrade. But you can't have that option with machine pre-install Win 8

However, for machine under £450, you can also consider this
http://www.saveonlaptops.co.uk/Lenovo_G570_1189692.html

Trillionaire

MadTechie wrote: »

Yep, different companies

Samsung NP350V5C 15.6 inch Laptop (Silver) (Intel Core i5 3210M 2.5GHz, 6GB RAM, 500GB HDD, DVDSM DL, LAN, WLAN, Webcam, Integrated Graphics, Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit)
Dispatched from and sold by IT Trade Station Ltd.

Samsung 350V5C 15.6-inch Laptop (Silver) - (Intel Core i3 3110M 2.4GHz Processor, 6GB RAM, 500GB HDD, DVDSM DL, LAN, WLAN, BT, Webcam, Integrated Graphics, Windows 8)
Dispatched from and sold by Amazon.co.uk.

:T Sometimes you can't see the wood for the trees:rotfl: Yep they're sold by different companies (inc the ones that I listed in my original post as both the ones I listed are i3s).

Trillionaire

Cisco001 wrote: »

The i3 is sold at £376 at cclonline.
http://www.cclonline.com/product/89558/NP350V5C-A01UK/Laptops/Samsung-NP350V5C-A01UK-15-6-inch-Notebook/NOT6692/

Personally go for i5 with win7. You can spend £15 for upgrade to Win8 at the moment. And if you don't like Win 8, you can always get it downgrade. But you can't have that option with machine pre-install Win 8

However, for machine under £450, you can also consider this
http://www.saveonlaptops.co.uk/Lenovo_G570_1189692.html

The Lenovo has some bad reviews

74 of 79 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars Hinge whinge, 1 July 2012
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This review is from: Lenovo G570 15.6 inch Laptop - Black (Intel Core i5 2450M 2.5GHz, 6GB RAM, 750GB HDD, DVDRW, LAN, WLAN, Webcam, Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit) (Personal Computers)
If you're looking for a good reason not to buy this laptop, google 'Lenovo G570 hinge'.

After 5 months the left hinge may break, as did mine. If you look on Lenovo's own customer forums, you will see this is very common. Yet, customers have typically been charged for sending their laptops back to service centres (waiting up to two weeks), only to be told the problem is not covered by the warranty.

It may be that many never experience this problem. I would say it's not worth the risk. If I could go back and buy a model by a different manufacturer, I would.

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Others have made the same complaint. I'm avoiding Lenovo products.

Lum

The Windows 8 one is a slightly higher spec and Windows 8 is actually a better OS, at least in terms of performance. Everyone has a different opinion about the new Metro interface in Windows 8, but that can be disabled with third party software.

The actual speed and performance of both CPUs in that laptop is identical, but the one with the i3 3110M in there uses a smaller die size which means lower power consumption, less heat and longer battery life.

The i3 3110M CPU also has Intel HD Graphics 4000 built in, wheras the i3 2370M uses the older Intel HD Graphics 3000.

Both of these are fairly average graphics controllers. They will serve you just fine for web browsing, office applications and the kind of things ordinary people want to do with their computers. Just don't expect to have a good experience playing any modern mainstream games like Call of Duty and so on.

So the cheaper machine has a better OS, slightly longer battery life and better graphics.

The other machine is likely an older one that's been sat in a warehouse for six months and they haven't bothered to revise the price.

Trillionaire

Lum wrote: »

The Windows 8 one is a slightly higher spec and Windows 8 is actually a better OS, at least in terms of performance. Everyone has a different opinion about the new Metro interface in Windows 8, but that can be disabled with third party software.

The actual speed and performance of both CPUs in that laptop is identical, but the one with the i3 3110M in there uses a smaller die size which means lower power consumption, less heat and longer battery life.

The i3 3110M CPU also has Intel HD Graphics 4000 built in, wheras the i3 2370M uses the older Intel HD Graphics 3000.

Both of these are fairly average graphics controllers. They will serve you just fine for web browsing, office applications and the kind of things ordinary people want to do with their computers. Just don't expect to have a good experience playing any modern mainstream games like Call of Duty and so on.

So the cheaper machine has a better OS, slightly longer battery life and better graphics.

The other machine is likely an older one that's been sat in a warehouse for six months and they haven't bothered to revise the price.

OMG!! Someone who can 'speak' laptop:rotfl:.

Thank you for that. I'm leaning towards getting the i3 windows 8 one because of what you've said:T.

Laptop buying is sooooooooooo confusing, especially when your budget is not high.

Trillionaire

Lum, could you pop over to my thread 'which laptop is better?' and give me your thoughts there please?