[Lid-the-squid]

Which is better in a laptop, the processor or the RAM, when it comes to getting the fastest internet out of my crappy wireless?

Like in my case, would it be better to get laptop A or laptop B:

Laptop A:

1. Intel® Core™ i3-380M processor (2.53 GHz, 3 MB cache memory)
2. RAM: 8GB (DDR3)

or Laptop B:

AMD Quad-Core A8-3520M (1.6 GHz, 4 MB L2 cache)
RAM: 6 GB (1 x 2 GB, 1 x 4 GB)

[Daniel_R]

Laptop a

[IsaacJ]

For gaming, AMD APU's win. For heavy video encoding and things like that Intel wins. As a rule of thumb aim for 6GB of ram.

This was posted from The Student Room's Android App on my GT-I9100

[IsaacJ]

Neither would have any effect on internet speeds.

This was posted from The Student Room's Android App on my GT-I9100

[faber niger]

A, you won't utilize the multiple cores just surfing around.

That said, you can probably upgrade the RAM in both of them -- but, again, you won't need to, if you're just surfing. The fact that laptop A uses DDR3, if laptop B doesn't, is a plus though.

And your actual bandwidth won't be affected by any of these things: it'll be affected by what your ISP pumps into your home and the speed/strength of your wifi connection.

[ReeceGrads]

Have you tried plugging your current laptop in via Ethernet?

If the speed improves by a huge margin it could be the wireless router, the wireless card (in the laptop) or the distance you are from your router, wireless routers work a lot harder bouncing signals around your entire home.

To stay on topic laptop A - if there's a significant price difference and B is DDR3 you can upgrade the RAM to 8GB for around £20-£25

[Camoxide]

Laptop A has a better CPU and RAM btw.