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expired Posted by delz4stelz • Sep 16, 2022
Sep 16, 2022 10:59 PM
Asus Vivobook 15 Laptop: Intel Core i3-1220P, 15.6" 1080p, 4GB DDR4, 256GB SSD, Win 11 $349.99 + Free Shipping @ Staples
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I would strongly recommend that anyone considering this system budget right away for at least a 4GB RAM expansion. Windows doesn't really perform well anymore at 4GB. More than half of the RAM space can be consumed at idle after booting up(!) - and in a 4GB PC this is incomplete as Windows is forced to limit how much of the operating system is loaded into RAM to conserve space. Any application loaded after booting up starts demanding loads of page file/virtual memory/SSD-storage-as-RAM and tasks the CPU to service those requests, making the system effectively slower than it should because of the RAM configuration.
Though not the best performance/value I've seen at this price point as of late, this deal is pretty darn close.
Good luck!
Jon
I am not a "Heavy" PC user. I do use MS office a lot with "normal" file sizes. This is a great laptop for doing whatever "reasonable" workload you have at it. That is, it has done everything quickly and without issues since I've bought it last year.
Since hanging around the laptop section of SD I've bought way too many different types of laptops over the last couple of years. Most of them I like to mess around with, modify a bit, and then sell after a while. Some only make it a couple of months. The only that has stayed past a year is the 11th gen version of this. That's because it's not overkill for what I do. That said, this processor is fairly powerful. No, it doesn't match up to some of the beast processors out there now but it is likely all you need.
https://www.cpubenchmar
https://www.notebookche
"...Remarkably enough, this Core i3 is slated to be faster than any Core i3 of any generation before it, desktop-grade ones included. Provided the Power Limits are high enough and the cooling solution is a good one, the 10 CPU cores will be able to outshine most of the hexa-core U-class Ryzen 5000 and Ryzen 6000 options while being very close to hexa-core H-class 10th Gen Core processors, like an i7-10750H.
Since none of the 28 W Tiger Lake generation processors had more than 4 cores while this i3 has 10 cores, it's an apples to oranges comparison. An i3-1220P based laptop is pretty much guaranteed to be faster than most i7-1195G7 and i7-11375H based laptops...."
Within it's 28W base power limit Intel usually jams as much power as a single performance core demands ~20W so this can certainly get it done for non-heavily threaded workloads.
https://www.asus.com/us/Laptops/F...Gen-Intel/
Edit: one thing that I do wish my 11th gen version of this had was usb-c charging. I assume this one still doesn't have it because that's how they differentiate from higher models?
AND, even if you end up just doing a lot of browsing on this laptop, you really want to upgrade your years old processor/laptop. This 12th gen is seriously fast on your modern browsers compared to your old machine.
Anyone know which type this laptop has?
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Anyone know which type this laptop has?
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Anyone know which type this laptop has?
The multicore performance is greatly increased, but if you want multicore performance above all else then look for a Ryzen. It'll be tougher to get at this price level but if you need and want it...you already know that.
I would strongly recommend that anyone considering this system budget right away for at least a 4GB RAM expansion. Windows doesn't really perform well anymore at 4GB. More than half of the RAM space can be consumed at idle after booting up(!) - and in a 4GB PC this is incomplete as Windows is forced to limit how much of the operating system is loaded into RAM to conserve space. Any application loaded after booting up starts demanding loads of page file/virtual memory/SSD-storage-as-RAM and tasks the CPU to service those requests, making the system effectively slower than it should because of the RAM configuration.
Though not the best performance/value I've seen at this price point as of late, this deal is pretty darn close.
Good luck!
Jon
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