Help - Can't Decide between These Laptops (Budget under $900)

I need a laptop for blogging, a bit of video editing and random internet browsing. I was told to get an i5 minimum so trying to decide between these. I want to spend less than $900.

Lenovo ThinkPad-E580

Dell Inspiron 15 3000

HP 15.6" Core i5 Laptop 15-bs143TU

Thank for any input.

Cheers
Dale

Comments

  • Eeny, meeny, miny, moe

  • +3

    Not the HP because it has a woeful 1366 x 768 display.

    You might be interested in a Dell Inspiron 15 Gaming, which is $999 (over budget) but it has faster clocked HQ (but older gen) processor that can handle video editing tasks, and also a GTX 1050 Ti GPU that can help out with CUDA accelerated stuff.

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  • +2

    As scrimshaw has pointed out, that HP has an inferior screen which will be noticeable on a 15in display.
    Only problem with the Dell I can see is that it uses a HDD instead of SSD. If it has a second harddrive bay you could install one easily enough.
    I've also noticed that the Dell has a DVD drive, is it something you would use?

    • Hi FireRunner,
      I don't need a DVD Player.
      Thank you.

  • +1

    Lenovo laptops seem to be pretty well constructed. That could have changed but all the ones I have used seemed quite robust.

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