Pavilion G6 vs Envy 6

Hello everyone,

My university gives me some money for a laptop and ive come down to two choices. Pavilion G6-2252 and ENVY 6-1000EV

Pavilion G6-2252

Processor Intel Core i5-3210M / 2.50 GHz
Memory cache 3 MB - L3 Cache
Memory RAM 4 GB - DDR3 SDRAM - 1333 MHz (1 x 4 GB)
Memory RAM (Max) No
Hard Drive 750 GB - Serial ATA - 5400 rpm
Hard Drive (2nd) No
Optical Drive Unit SuperMulti DVD ± R / RW with Double Layer Support
Display 15.6 "LED BrightView 1366 x 768
Graphics card Intel HD Graphics 4000
Lithium Ion Battery
Operating time (to) No
Power supplied 6 Cell Li-Ion
Operating system Microsoft Windows 8 64-bit Edition

ENVY 6-1000EV

Processor Intel Core i3-2367M / 1.40GHz (Dual Core)
Memory cache 3 MB - L3 Cache
Memory RAM 6 GB DDR3 SDRAM - 1333 MHz
Memory RAM (Max) 8 GB 1333 MHz DDR3 SDRAM
Hard Drive 500 GB - SATA II - 5400 rpm
Hard Drive (2nd) No
No Optical Drive
Display 15.6 WLED HD - 1366x768
Graphics Intel HD 3000 Graphics
Lithium Ion Battery
Operating time (to) No
Power output 4 Cell Li-Ion
Operating System Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium - 64-bit


Could you please tell me whts the best choice?

 

The pavilion will be heavily more powerful.
On the other hand the Envy is a bit sleeker, more fancy. Old tech though.
I'd go with the pavilion myself.

 

You'd see more traffic (and possibly responses) if you move this to the What Notebook Should I Buy subforum. It would be helpful if you filled this out: http://forum.notebookreview.com/wha...ould-i-buy-form-must-read-before-posting.html

Anyway, just general advice, but I wouldn't touch a 15.6" 768p display with a 20-foot pole unless I was seriously hurting for cash.

 

Personally I'd pick the ENVY, as the build quality, design, keyboard and touchpad are better quality. The specs are not as good but the performance difference will probably not be noticed for 99.5% of tasks (maybe Photoshop, and any sort of long rendering/encoding). Overall though there is not much of a functional difference between the two. (Note that I said personally, as it is kind of hard to help you without knowing what you are going to be doing with this computer.)

Filling out the FAQ as noted above is a good idea, as we can really help you that way (and perhaps help you locate another choice). Reply back if you'd like me to move the thread to the "What notebook should I Buy" forum, it tends to have more traffic.