How Much Better?

[donkiluminate]

Hey folks;

So I have an ancient ASUS ROG laptop with a core i7 720QM with AMD 5870 and 8 GB of RAM. Yeah I know. It's old but I hardly use it anymore as I generally use my smartphone or work computer. However my work computer is locked down pretty tight so I can't install anything on it so personal use apps are a no-go. But usually I can get by.

However, I think I'm finally to the point that I need to get a new laptop. My question to you all is how much faster, or better of an experience would the Surface Go be than my current laptop? I don't need a blazing fast computer and can't justify spending a lot of money on a computer I would barely use. This leads me to think a Go could be a good candidate.

I plan on note taking, web surging, DVD ripping through an external DVD drive, video converting, probably light gaming through the store.

Any feedback would be appreciated.

 

[HeyCori]

Grabbing some scores off geekbench,

https://browser.geekbench.com/v4/cpu/compare/9550016?baseline=9389899

It's not as if the 4415Y is a powerhouse CPU, but in practical use, the Go will probably feel about the same as using your current laptop. Maybe even faster as I assume your laptop doesn't have an SSD and the 128GB version of the Go does. And the 128GB version is the one I would recommend if you're ripping DVDs.

 

[donkiluminate]

Thanks for your input. I figure my aging HD’s is what really makes it feel slow. Practically speaking I should just throw a ssd in there but that wouldn’t be as fun.