LG P1 vs LG E500

Hi,

I've been patiently looking for a new laptop and right now it seems that the LG E500 is a likely choice, as buying the Samsung R70, as I'd like to is not an option unfortunately, unless I import it. I'm figuring the LG E500 is the replacement for the LG F1 (with improvements). The LG R500 is too expensive for what I'm willing to pay and as the P1 is with price drops, I was wondering what would be your opinion on choosing between both... I'll be using it mainly for work: Office, Internet and a bit of Photoshop and Dreamweaver. Thanks.

LG P1
1250€

Processador
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T7200
Bus: 667Mhz
Velocidade do Processador
2.03Ghz
Cache
4Mb L2 Cache
Memória
1024MB DDR2 (2x512Mb, 667MHz up to 4GB)
Interfaces
3USB
VGA
RJ11
RJ45
S-Video
IEEE 1394
Mic-in
Line-in(S/PDIF)
Headphone
Expansibilidade
5-in-1 (XD/SD/MMC/MS/MS Pro)
PCMCIA Type II
Discos Duros
160 GB SATA 5.4k
Drive
DVD Super Multi Dual Layer (DVD-R/RW, +R/RW, RAM)
Ecran
15.4" WXGA(1280x800), Fine Bright Technology
Placa Gráfica
ATI® MobilityTM Radeon® X1400 128Mb VRAM -HyperMemory up to 384MB(1GB) or 896MB(2GB)
Sistema Audio
SRS WOW HD, SRS TruSurround XT, 5.1CH Dolby Digital, 24bit High Definition, Internal MIC
Modem
56kbps
Placa de Rede
Gigabit Ethernet 10/100/1000
Wireless
Intel® Pro/Wireless 3945ABG (802.11a/b/g)
Bluetooth (BlueCoreTM4)
Comunicações
Dual Hexa-band Antenna
Teclado
Full Size 99Keys with Inlaid Numeric Keypad
Touchpad with Scroll Function
Bateria
6 Cell(Li-Ion)
Fonte de alimentação
90W
Segurança
Fingerprint Recognition, HDD Security
Sistema Operativo
Microsoft® Windows® Vista Home Premium PT
Software incluído
CyberLink CD(Power2Go, InstantBurn), Recovery Center DVD, LG Intelligent Update CD(Norton Anti-Virus, Drivers, Applications, Easy Manual and Easy trouble shooting Guide), Battery Miser, On Screen Display
Dimensões
355.2 x 261.2 x 31.7 mm
Peso
2.78 Kg
Cor
Azul


LG E500
1090€

Processador
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T7100
FSB: 800Mhz
Velocidade do Processador
1.86Ghz
Cache
4Mb L2 Cache
Memória
2048MB DDR2 (2x1024Mb, 667MHz)
Expansivel até 2GB)
Interfaces
4 USB
RJ11
RJ45
VGA
S-Video Out
HP Out(SPDIF)
Mic-in
Line-in
DC In
IEEE1394
Expansibilidade
4-in-1 (SD/MMC/MS/MS Pro)
PCMCIA
Discos Duros
120 GB SATA 5.4k
Drive
DVD Super Multi Dual Layer (DVD-R/RW, +R/RW, RAM)
Ecran
15.4" WXGA(1280x800), Fine Bright Technology
Câmara de Vídeo
Sim (1.3 Mega Pixel)
Placa Gráfica
Intel® GMA X3100 até 250MB(1GB) ou 358MB(2GB)
Sistema Audio
24bit HD Audio
Modem
56kbps Modem
Placa de Rede
Ethernet 10/100
Wireless
Bluetooth (BlueCoreTM4)
Atheros AR5007EG Wireless (802.11b/g)
Comunicações
Dual Quad-band Antenna
Bateria
6Cell(Li-Ion)
Sistema Operativo
Microsoft® Windows® Vista Home Premium PT
Software incluído
LG SmartCam, SCM (system control manager), Power2Go, Recovery Center, LG Intelligent Update (Norton Anti-Virus, Drivers, Applications, Easy Manual and Easy trouble shooting Guide)
Dimensões
358 x 259 x 27~33 mm (WxDxH)
Peso
2.7 Kg

 

The E500 will be faster because of the 2GB of ram. The P1 will performe better in games. The E500 is good value for money. I dont see any benefit for the P1 unless you want to play games. And if you do there would be better options then both.

 

I agree with "wave", 1gb ram is the minumum to run vista so the 100mhz cpu difference of the e500 won't matter over twice the ram it has. The 2gb ram will offer a great performance improvement in photoshop.
All the other things are very similar, except for the gpu. If you don't play games and you only need office/internet, go with the new e500, but if you like games you should consider other notebooks with better gpu than x1400.
Hope we helped you.

 

I won't be playing games at all. Thank you for your advice.

It's a bit off-topic, but I guess even against the Samsung R70 maybe the LG E500 is a better choice because of the GPU (this way won't be paying extra for the dedicated graphics?)...

 

Yes if you dont play games or do 3d modeling the GPU would be useless to you. I would say it would even be a negative because it shortens battery life compared to the Intel one.