Hello all! This is my first post, and I have a few questions relating to gaming laptops. I'm currently looking at Costco (yes, I know, but seriously, their prices blew me away). My two choices are the HP ENVY 15z and the HP ENVY 15t (links below). Costco's entire selection will also be available below.
The 15t features an Intel i7, 12 GBs RAM, and Intel HD Graphics 4600 as its graphics card (I believe it's an integrated graphics card). The 15z features a AMD A10, 16 GBs RAM, and AMD Radeon HD Graphics 8570 (not too sure about the exact specs). Really, my question is this-which one is better? I don't care about the 4 GB RAM difference (God knows what I'm going to be doing with 12). It seems to me that the 15z is significantly cheaper-I'm guessing that's because it uses AMD instead of Intel. How are their graphics card? I'm not a heavy gamer, but I'd like to be able to play games like Skyrim smoothly.
Thanks for your help guys. I look forward to your replies.
Entire Costco laptop selection (refined by removing touchscreen laptops and those that don't meet my requirements)-http/www.costco.com/laptops.html?refine=30113%2b63
The HP ENVY 15t- http/www.costco.com/HP-ENVY-15t-Laptop-%7c-Intel-Core-i7-%7c-Backlit-Keyboard.product.100120239.html [Priced at $700]
The HP ENVY15z- http/www.costco.com/HP-ENVY-15z-Quad-Laptop-%7c-AMD-A10-%7c-1080p-%7c-Backlit-Keyboard.product.100103603.html [Priced at $624]
The 15t features an Intel i7, 12 GBs RAM, and Intel HD Graphics 4600 as its graphics card (I believe it's an integrated graphics card). The 15z features a AMD A10, 16 GBs RAM, and AMD Radeon HD Graphics 8570 (not too sure about the exact specs). Really, my question is this-which one is better? I don't care about the 4 GB RAM difference (God knows what I'm going to be doing with 12). It seems to me that the 15z is significantly cheaper-I'm guessing that's because it uses AMD instead of Intel. How are their graphics card? I'm not a heavy gamer, but I'd like to be able to play games like Skyrim smoothly.
Thanks for your help guys. I look forward to your replies.
Entire Costco laptop selection (refined by removing touchscreen laptops and those that don't meet my requirements)-http/www.costco.com/laptops.html?refine=30113%2b63
The HP ENVY 15t- http/www.costco.com/HP-ENVY-15t-Laptop-%7c-Intel-Core-i7-%7c-Backlit-Keyboard.product.100120239.html [Priced at $700]
The HP ENVY15z- http/www.costco.com/HP-ENVY-15z-Quad-Laptop-%7c-AMD-A10-%7c-1080p-%7c-Backlit-Keyboard.product.100103603.html [Priced at $624]