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i7-8550U vs i5-8350U vs i5-8250U
| The cheapest one
| iLinux-1337
| >>411782 i7 is worth it, you will understand it after few years, when the i5 will be outdated but your i7 not
| Get a cheap Chromebook, a remote-control (teamviewer or something) app, an upgradable desktop, and a fast internet provider. AAA games/high processing power on a Chromebook IS possible. Also, you can do normal college essays, research, and other light stuff on a Chromebook if you aren't connected. I would set up some sort of wake-on-lan connect thing to save power when you aren't using the desktop.
| >>412650
This is only true if you have to use windows and play the latest vidya. I'm using a 8 year old ThinkPad with an i5 and it's very fucking fast. I have zero needs for anything new. Don't pay too much for computers.
| i3-2100 here, blazing fast in the Sandy Bridge world
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| Which is better bang-for-buck? Is the extra cost of the i7 worth it? Is vPro that much of a security nightmare to snub the 8350U?