Hey guys.
Laptop is dying a slow and painful death. It's 8 years old, and has a 3 core AMD 1.2GHz processor in it. What I've noticed in searching for laptops to replace it, is that the majority have dual-core processors. They are obviously faster, but with one less core, will it be the same?
Needs are a laptop for family use, surfing, gaming, etc., and the wife is interested in using PhotoShop maybe, as she picked up a mirrorless camera, and might want to play with the photos. 1TB HDD probably is best, and most have around 8Gig of RAM, at least the one's I'm looking at.
So, as mentioned in the title, not being a CPU guru, and now knowing the needs, would a dual core work? And should I be looking at i5 or i7 CPU's, as the needs are.
We would like to get another Asus laptop, as this one has been bullet proof for so long, it just seems like a sound investment.