HP 15-ay102na vs 15-au103na laptop

[Shure1]

So I'm looking to buy a new laptop and come up againstb the options in the title

http://store.hp.com/UKStore/Merch/Product.aspx?id=Z5D46EA&opt=ABU&sel=NTB

vs

http://store.hp.com/UKStore/Merch/Product.aspx?id=Z5E32EA&opt=ABU&sel=NTB

Thing is, the more expensive one seems to me to have a worse spec than the cheaper one and I can't work out why it's so much more.  Yes, it has 16GB memory and 2TB HDD, but the cheaper one has a Full HD screen and a 256GB SSD.  I'm leaning towards the latter but they're offering the more expensive one at a knock down price for Black Friday and I'm a bit torn.  I don't really need such a big HDD but is there anything in the rest of the specs that would justify the premium?

Any help greatly appreciated

[banhien]

Hi,

There is a good practice for business, I don't know HP does this or not but the practice is: bumping up prices before 20% reduction, that would sell more products.

I would buy a better specs even w/o 20% reduction (full £549). Unless they sell half price, 20% reduction will be from £699 down to £559, still more expensive than the other.

Regards.

[Shure1]

Thanks for the quick reply.  The more expensive one is reduced to £500, which would make it the cheaper of the two.  It's not really about the money at this point at I'd rather pay £50 to get a better spec, but I guess I just want confirmation that the one with the SSD is the better spec.  I want to make sure I'm not overlooking something!

[banhien · Accepted solution]

Hi,

For 50 more pounds and you have SSD plus FHD screen that could be a cheapest option you can buy. SSD is much better than normal HDD (only smaller in capacity).

Regards

[Shure1]

That confirms what I suspected.

Thanks for your speedy help! 🙂