8GB (4GB fixed onboard + 4GB removable) DDR3-1333MHz
CD/DVD player / burner
Internal lithium polymer battery (4400mAh)
Black
500GB (7200rpm) hard drive
3rd gen Intel® Core™ i5-3210M processor (2.50GHz / 3.10GHz with Turbo Boost)
NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 640M LE (2GB) hybrid graphics with Intel® Wireless Display technology
Windows® 7 Professional 64-bit
Microsoft® Office 2010 Starter
Fresh Start
No additional AntiVirus software
13.3" LED backlit display (1600 x 900)
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8GB (4GB fixed onboard + 4GB removable) DDR3-1333MHz
CD/DVD player / burner
Internal lithium polymer battery (4400mAh)
Black
500GB (7200rpm) hard drive
3rd gen Intel® Core™ i5-3320M processor (2.60GHz / 3.30GHz with Turbo Boost)
NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 640M LE (1GB) hybrid graphics with Intel® Wireless Display technology
Windows® 7 Professional 64-bit
Microsoft® Office 2010 Starter
Fresh Start
No additional AntiVirus software
13.3" LED backlit display (1366 x 768)
the only differences are the resolution, the extra gig on the video card, and processors.. the 1600 x 900 is 150 dollars more..
which laptop spec is suitable for a mechanical engineering major?
Answers & Comments
I don't know about mechanical engineering, but I would take the first one, mainly for it's higher resolution.
Surely the first one can conquer the latter easily!
the second one is better..2.60/3.30GHz is faster..