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Which Intel Core is best for school?
Use these specifications as a starting point in your search.
| Laptop feature | Best option for most students |
|---|---|
| CPU | Intel® Core™ i5 processor for solid performance |
| HDD | 1 TB |
| SSD | 128 GB |
| RAM | 8 GB |
What processor does a student need?
For most people, an Intel Core i5 processor is going to be more than enough to get your work done, especially if you get an 8th-generation Intel Kaby Lake Refresh or Whiskey Lake Ultrabook chip. You’ll get four cores and high enough clock speeds to power through whatever you need to do.
Is i5 good for university?
Generally speaking i5 is fine as a general purpose CPU. You’ll be fine with it as long as it has enough RAM to do your work. Typically 8 GB RAM is a reasonable amount of memory.
Should I buy an i7 laptop for a college student?
If you have the cash for an i7, then get one (my i7 MacBook Pro is sweet). An i7 Windows laptop would be nice (just watch out for the weight, as you will be carrying it by hand/shoulder as a student).
Should you buy a Core i5 or Core i7 laptop?
Even if you’ll occasionally do some light photo or video editing, it will be only a tiny bit slower with a Core i5. Rather than paying $100 or $200 more for a Core i7 on your laptop, you’d be better off spending your money on moving from a hard drive to an SSD, getting a larger SSD or making sure you have at least a 1080p screen.
Is the i5 an HQ and the i7 A U?
Is the i5 an HQ and the I7 a U? or are they both U. To be honest for just school an i3 XXXU is more than sufficent, an i5 would be a bit faster; the i7 even more so as long as the final letters are the same U or HQ The U stands for Ultra Power Saving whereas the HQ = High Speed, Quad Core.
Should you buy a Core i7 or a discrete GPU?
Rather than paying $100 or $200 more for a Core i7 on your laptop, you’d be better off spending your money on moving from a hard drive to an SSD, getting a larger SSD or making sure you have at least a 1080p screen. If you want to play games or do content creation, you may want to spring for a discrete GPU.