which laptop

propertyrental

Can anyone techie tell me the difference between these two? 

One has 16gb RAM, the other only 8gb, but the price is the same.....

As i can get a JL discount I'm looking to buy from there during the BF sales

https://www.johnlewis.com/asus-vivobook-15-laptop-intel-core-i7-processor-16gb-ram-512gb-ssd-15-6-inch-full-hd-black/p6387800

https://www.johnlewis.com/asus-vivobook-15-laptop-intel-core-i7-processor-8gb-ram-512gb-ssd-15-6-inch-full-hd-black/p110814179

Or for £50 less there's 

https://www.johnlewis.com/browse/black-friday/electrical-offers/tablet-computer-offers/asus/hp/laptops/size=14.1-to-16/show-in-stock-items-only/amd-ryzen-5/intel-core-i5/intel-core-i7/_/N-7du7Z1z0exskZ1z1416gZ1yzy6lsZ1yzkqgvZ1z0wxdtZ1yzeulbZ1z13uowZ1z13ua0

with less SSD but a Ryzen 5 processor.

400ixl

The 8Gb one uses the 12th gen processor and the 16Gb the 11th gen. Personally I would take the extra memory.

Do you need an i7 processor though?

What will you be using it for.

propertyrental

Thanks. yes since posting I've read I might be better off with Ryzen.

My usage is email, shopping, surfing, and Word/spreadsheets, no gaming.

Also realised neither of the above are touchscreen, not something I'm used to but might be nice to have.

400ixl

An Intel i5 or AMD Ryzen 5 would more than suffice, I would still try to get 16Gb if I were you.

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400ixl said:

An Intel i5 or AMD Ryzen 5 would more than suffice, I would still try to get 16Gb if I were you.

An i3 would also be more than adequate. 8GB RAM will be plenty if you don't keep lots of windows and browser tabs open, bit 16GB is good to have. 256GB SSD is adequate for your stated uses. If you have a large collection of photos or videos you might need more.