buying a new LT here...

rb56 · Apr 7, 2023

and hope this is the right place to post or move as needed please. my reason to post is confusion on my part, i'm looking for an LT for browsing, emails, very little social media, some gaming at some sites pool, darts, solitare, tower defense games, and online karaoke singing/recording. my concerns are with the ram, i always thought ram had a lot to do with speed capabilties and more ram was more money. now i'm seeing units that offer 16 gb for $408 and with 8 gb at $460. can someone enlighten me on this please?

xilolee · Apr 7, 2023

Hi!

That could be because the hardware (CPU, chipset, GPU, etc) is more recent.

rb56 · Apr 7, 2023

thanks xilo, i felt it was something like that./ i guess hardly any two have identical guits. most others i've looked at had more ram at a higher price. of course i guess the processor's have to be high speed to handle everything right? and is a quad like 4 processors working together? and their speed is Gh? after owning 5 or 6 different pc's i should know more but there's so much to know about them. i guess it's one of those things i just want to fire it up and go. thanks for the reply!

xilolee · Apr 7, 2023

I found this one for you: New Lenovo IdeaPad 3i 15.6" FHD Laptop Intel i3-1215U 8GB Ram 512GB SSD Blue 196801480155 | eBay

Price: $399,90
Os: Windows 11 home/standard
CPU: intel i3-1215U (12th gen, with Integrated Intel UHD Graphics)
RAM: 8GB Soldered DDR4-3200
Storage: 512GB SSD M.2 2280 PCIe 3.0x4 NVMe
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What do you think?

rb56 · Apr 9, 2023

thanks for your help xilo. i think i looked at that one and may have saved it. i'm just waiting on the refund now from ebay to make another purchase. i have been leaning toward this but still not sure... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09XZG576...colid=3QCJVL5IFWKUB&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it&th=1

xilolee · Apr 9, 2023

The differences between the two are the cpus and the amount of the rams.
The amazon one has got a less powerful and older (2017) cpu, but the ram is doubled.
The ebay one, more powerful and newer (first quarter of 2022) cpu.

Check these ones:
- HP 15.6" Laptop FHD Intel i3-1125G4 256GB SSD 16GB Windows 11 BRAND NEW | eBay

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- HP 15.6" Laptop FHD Intel i3-1125G4 512GB SSD 16GB Windows 11 BRAND NEW | eBay

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- On amazon, you can find the same model(s), but you can choose ram and ssd amounts.

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- New Lenovo ideapad 3 15IAU7 15.6" FHD 6-Core i3-1215U 16GB 1TB SSD Cam FPR Win11 | eBay

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rb56 · Apr 12, 2023

thanks asgain xilo

rb56 · Apr 27, 2023

well i had a lenovo before and it was a lot smaller and slower too i hope. i'm not up much on pc's and their components. i've just been more familiar with the name intel when it comes to cpu's and not familiar at all with the athlon brand, but i'm sure it has to be competitive in order to exist. i thought the ram, 20 gig and the hard drive 1 tig would be the deciding factors in perfprmance so i went with this one, https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BMWBF3B1?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details&th=1 pc's i think are a lot like a box of chocolates. we never know what's inside until we open the box. or something like that. thanks again for all the help and advice. i'm sorry to say i'm hoping to stay gone from here. but if need be i'll know where to go for help. thanks to all. happy putin everyone!

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