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Which of these two low budget laptops is better?

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March 18, 2014 2:53:03 PM

http://www.staples.com/Asus-X551MA-156-Laptop/product_5...

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c02...

My mom has the HP, I think the fan on the processor is dying though as it gets really loud and shakes now. By loud, i mean loud like it hitting or grinding on something. I am either going to give her my Macbook Pro, which i honestly don't want to part with, or buy her the one from Staples. But, i don't want this to be a downgrade for her. I can't spend more than $250, i have too many other things on my plate right now. But for her, i am willing to part with my MBP.

Opening up her old HP now, but if i can't fix it i want to know if the Asus is at the very least a sidestep from the HP. Or is it a downgrade?

EDIT: Forgot to mention she will be mainly playing facebook games on it. Farmwars 3 or whatever the hell people do on facebook.

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March 18, 2014 3:15:49 PM

Very possibly just a dust issue in the current one.

But if you have to get a new one, that Asus would work. For $250, there isn't a lot of difference between what you can buy.
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March 18, 2014 3:38:35 PM

So i just cleaned a hairball from the fan, and took a can of air to it. But it still does it. I think the bearing is going or something. But i actually found a replacement fan for $20. So, i may go that route.

So are the processors on those laptops about equal you think? I have hated celerons forever now. What about the graphics? I want her to have the option of playing some other stuff if she wants, she might download a few things on Steam, mainly point and click adventures.
I know 250 really limits me, that's why i'm willing to part with my laptop if it comes to it, i have a PC and she doesn't. Plus she loves the Macbook...but so do i :p 
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March 18, 2014 3:49:04 PM

Try the replacement fan. The hairball clogging may have killed it.

The name Celeron got bad press early on. Now, it is just another product line.
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