I recently went through this. In fact, I was undecided, so I bought Lenovo laptops running both the latest i5 and i7 chips. Conclusion: i7 worth it (and by "it," I mean there's not much difference in price...$50 in my case)! Even if you don't "game" (and I don't), you want the fastest computer. It helps a lot with everything. Responsiveness just makes the computer a joy to use. The i7 is noticeably more responsive than the i5. The big worry I had was whether the i7 would be louder due to more fan activity for cooling. It's not, at all, so I don't need any more of it taken up by a task bar.I need to replace my desktop, which is still running but having starting issues. It has the i5 chip, since I dont do gaming, is there any reason to get the i7 chip?
For a desktop, I have an i9 chip, and that's also been a joy to use, although honestly between the newer notebook i7 and the older i9 that I have, I notice very little difference. The i7 is probably snappier, in fact. It loads big programs faster, for example, such as PhotoShop and InDesign. Honestly I've never seen a computer load programs faster. I should add that I am still holding on to Windows 10 because each time I use Windows 11, I get annoyed with something. Its performance is worse, for example, and I like my taskbar on the right, since modern monitors have less vertical space in the common 16:9 aspect ratio. Windows 11 won't let you move the task bar to the right or left unless you use a third-party program.
I always choose Intel. Back in the day I messed with AMD and always had a nagging concern about compatibility. I suppose things are better now, but I'm stuck on Intel. I haven't noticed any of the downsides that people mention. In fact the downsides seem more like nitpicks that tinkerers worry about.
Statistics: Posted by Claudia Whitten — Sun Aug 04, 2024 10:49 am — Replies 17 — Views 884
