Laptop Purchase - work and play

[Pierre.Lombard]

Hi guys,

I have a budget of 15 to 18k for a new laptop.

Daily use as a travel regionally and then GoPro editing.

My current laptop is out dated and starting to show end of life signs.

i5 vs i7
Dual core vs Quad core
8gig vs 16gig ram
2gb vs 4gb graphics card


I will get a 480g sshd

There is a Lenovo Y5070 i7-4720 , 16gb ram, 4gb geforce 960m graphics for around 19k excl sshd

Vs

Lenovo E5080 i7-5500U , 8gb ram, ati radeon 2gb, including 480gb sshd around 17k

Is it overkill going for the Y5070?

This laptop is mostly used for office, and then part time video editing.

It just super annoying having to wait and wait and wait when editing.

Many thanks,

Pierre

 

[Johnatan56]

Well, I'm currently using the Y5070, it comes with a 1TB SSHD though it's quite slow, I'd rather put in a 7200rpm HDD or an SSD. (EDIT: seems that Wootware doesn't say it's an SSHD anymore, they might have changed it)

I would go with it for video editing as the i7-5500U only has two cores.

EDIT: I am assuming you are looking at this: http://www.wootware.co.za/lenovo-id...-windows-10-home-premium-64-bit-notebook.html for the Y5070? I have the 1080p screen version.

If you can, try and order: http://www.wootware.co.za/lenovo-id...-5400rpm-windows-10-home-64-bit-notebook.html + http://www.wootware.co.za/g-skill-f...3l-9-9-9-28-204pin-1-35v-notebook-memory.html for the RAM instead, save a little bit if you don't need the W10 Premium.


EDIT2
: the i7-5500U for R14'486.00
Full specs:
- Intel Core i7-5500U Processor (3M, 2.2GHz)
- 8 GB DDR3L Memory
- 1TB 5400rpm Hard Drive
- DVD-RW Optical Drive
- 15.6 HD (1366x768) Anti-Glare Display
- Wi-fi BGN 1x1 + BT4.0 Connectivity
- 4 Cell Battery
- 4-in-1 reader (MMC, SD, SDHC, SDXC),
- Win 10 Pro 64 bit

Lenovo Y5070 Ideapad for R19,465.00
Full Specs:
- Intel Core i7-4720HQ Processor (Clock Speed: 2.6 GHz, Max Turbo Frequency: 3.6 GHz)
- 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3L 1600MHz (Maximum 16GB)
- 1TB 5400RPM HDD 7mm
- NVIDIA Geforce GTX 960M GDDR5 4GB Graphics Card
- 15.6" UHD (3840 x 2160) LED IPS Display
- Windows 10 Home Premium 64 bit
- Includes Wi-Fi 802.11 AC, Bluetooth 4.02 and Gigabit LAN connectivity
- Includes WIDI
- Backlit Keyboard, Intelligent Multi-Touch Clickpad, DOLBY Home Theater,JBL Speaker
- Brushed Metal Outer Lid and Bottom Panel
- External Optical Drive Included (Limited time promotion. Bundled with Lenovo Y5070 Notebook)
- 1 Year Warranty


So the question is, do you do any gaming? Then the Y5070 as it has a graphics card that should play near every game that you throw at it (not at 4k though). For editing, the Y5070, multiple cores and higher performance per core, it's basically a desktop grade processor in a laptop.
Processor scores:
http://cpuboss.com/cpus/Intel-Core-i7-5500U-vs-Intel-Core-i7-4720HQ
the i7-4720HQ wins easily, it uses more power though, so battery life will be worse. I have the 1080p screen, can game for an hour or watch movies ~3 hours to 4 hours on 80%/0% brightness. You'd be getting the 4k model, so it would use a lot more power.

EDIT3:
Benchmark Summary
Geekbench 32-bit, Single Core: Intel Core i7-4720HQ's score is 4.2% better.
Geekbench 64-bit, Single Core: The Intel Core i7-4720HQ scores 36.4% higher than the Intel i7-5500U.
Geekbench 32-bit, Multi-Core: The Intel Core i7-4720HQ has a 94.9% higher score.
Geekbench 64-bit, Multi-Core: Intel's Core i7-4720HQ has a 124.0% higher benchmark score than the Intel i7-5500U.
3D Mark, Fire Strike: The Intel Core i7-4720HQ's score is 58.1% higher.
Passmark Score: The Intel Core i7-4720HQ's Passmark score is 101.4% higher.
(rendering is multi-core)

EDIT4: and the 2160p will be way better than the 768p screen, lol. The question is, is the R5k worth it for you?

 

[Pierre.Lombard]

Thanks for all the info Johnatan,

Wootware only have stock of the Y5070 with the 4k resolution screen. The others are no longer available. I am waiting for a quote that includes a solid state hard drive.

No gaming, only office and video editing. So would you reckon its worth that 5k extra?

 

[Johnatan56]

Thanks for all the info Johnatan,

Wootware only have stock of the Y5070 with the 4k resolution screen. The others are no longer available. I am waiting for a quote that includes a solid state hard drive.

No gaming, only office and video editing. So would you reckon its worth that 5k extra?

Well, I have no problems with it. For myself yes, since I am assuming you are using it for at least 2/3 years.

 

[rodga]

I got 2 of these about a month back
http://www.pclinkshop.co.za/index.php?route=product/product&path=172&product_id=10498
15.6 FHD (1920 x 1080) Windows 10 (Pro) Skylake-H Intel Core i7-6700HQ nVidia GeForce GTX 970M 3GB GDDR5 8GB RAM 1TB SSHD Illuminated keyboard W/A/S/D gaming keys Sound Blaster X-FI MB5

Latest gen i7 and 970m - cheapest price I could find it locally, for any brand with these specs
Also comes with win10 pro

Its actually a rebranded clevo P650RE3, which has got great reviews all round

good service from pc link shop
ordered and paid at lunchtime and was ready for collection from the warehouse at 330pm the same day
just check stock availability, as I know I got the last 2 units from the warehouse back then

 

[rodga]

I got 2 of these about a month back
http://www.pclinkshop.co.za/index.php?route=product/product&path=172&product_id=10498
15.6 FHD (1920 x 1080) Windows 10 (Pro) Skylake-H Intel Core i7-6700HQ nVidia GeForce GTX 970M 3GB GDDR5 8GB RAM 1TB SSHD Illuminated keyboard W/A/S/D gaming keys Sound Blaster X-FI MB5

Latest gen i7 and 970m - cheapest price I could find it locally, for any brand with these specs
Also comes with win10 pro

Its actually a rebranded clevo P650RE3, which has got great reviews all round

good service from pc link shop
ordered and paid at lunchtime and was ready for collection from the warehouse at 330pm the same day
just check stock availability, as I know I got the last 2 units from the warehouse back then

 

[mr_norris]

You could go for this.

You don't get wireless AC or DDR4, and you only get a 950M, however it has a boss CPU. I have the same i7 in my laptop.

The cool thing with those gigabytes is you have room to add another HDD / SSD. You can also add more RAM.

Edit: Forgot to mention that when I was looking for a laptop, I read / saw somewhere that the 950M can run Dota 2 maxed. So it's not a useless GPU.

 

[Pierre.Lombard]

Thanks for all the input.

I have 1 x lenovo y5070 coming in this week.

 

[heartbroken]

Thanks for all the info Johnatan,

Wootware only have stock of the Y5070 with the 4k resolution screen. The others are no longer available. I am waiting for a quote that includes a solid state hard drive.

No gaming, only office and video editing. So would you reckon its worth that 5k extra?

I bought the 4k model last week, very nice and super fast, but the 4k resolution is a bit of a disaster for most applications, they still cannot get the text-scaling etc right.

EDIT: There is a registry hack to get photoshop workin, just google for it.