In terms of raw performance, the Ryzen should be the best (faster GPU + higher CPU clock, especially turbo)
In terms of nice-to-haves, the R14 would be the best (SSD + 1080p screen)
The Acer on Amazon then is somewhere between the two in terms of both performance and nice-to-haves (bit faster CPU than the R14 and 1080p screen, but no SSD).
Mechanical hard drives can usually be replaced by an SSD by the user, though replacing the display with a 1080p screen usually requires complete disassembly.
That shouldn't be an issue if you yourself can add a second stick of 4GB DDR4 since you said you couldn't spend more than $450 and the most expensive of those laptops is $400, leaving you $50 for that second stick of RAM.
Again though, this is assuming that the laptop even has a second RAM slot and supports dual-channel and all of that.
In terms of nice-to-haves, the R14 would be the best (SSD + 1080p screen)
The Acer on Amazon then is somewhere between the two in terms of both performance and nice-to-haves (bit faster CPU than the R14 and 1080p screen, but no SSD).
Mechanical hard drives can usually be replaced by an SSD by the user, though replacing the display with a 1080p screen usually requires complete disassembly.
(05-09-2018, 11:03 AM)DBurns Wrote: anything with more than 4gb proved too expensive
That shouldn't be an issue if you yourself can add a second stick of 4GB DDR4 since you said you couldn't spend more than $450 and the most expensive of those laptops is $400, leaving you $50 for that second stick of RAM.
Again though, this is assuming that the laptop even has a second RAM slot and supports dual-channel and all of that.
Dolphin 5.0 CPU benchmark
CPU: Pentium G3258 @ 4.5GHz 1.24v
GPU: Intel integrated
RAM: 4x4GB Corsair Vengence @ DDR3-1600
OS: Linux Mint of some variety + [VM] Win7 SP1 x64
CPU: Pentium G3258 @ 4.5GHz 1.24v
GPU: Intel integrated
RAM: 4x4GB Corsair Vengence @ DDR3-1600
OS: Linux Mint of some variety + [VM] Win7 SP1 x64
