Dell Inspiron I15-909BK vs. Toshiba Satellite C855D-S5303 vs. Lenovo IdeaPad N585 - 59343747 which would you choose

Three affordable laptop PCs can now be had at BestBuy. These laptops are Dell Inspiron I15-909BK available at $250; Toshiba Satellite C855D-S5303 costs around $270; and the Lenovo IdeaPad N585 - 59343747 which costs at around $270. Which of three laptop PCs is the great buy? With regards to CPU the Dell Inspiron I15-909BK offers Intel Celeron B820 which has a PassMark rating of 1441; Toshiba Satellite C855D-S5303 with AMD E-300 APU and the rating of just 659; Lenovo IdeaPad N585 - 59343747 which has AMD E1-1200 APU a rating of 722. It is obvious that the Dell Inspiron I15-909BK is more powerful in terms of data processing compared to the two, so Dell wins the game in this spot. For video processing Dell Inspiron I15-909BK is equipped with an Intel HD Graphics; while the Toshiba Satellite C855D-S5303 laptop PC is packed with AMD Radeon HD 6310 and the Lenovo IdeaPad N585 - 59343747 comes with ATI Radeon HD 7310. In this race, the two laptops with AMD integrated GPUs wins the race. Other features of these three laptop are compared in the table below.

Info	Dell Inspiron I15-909BK	Toshiba Satellite C855D-S5303	Lenovo IdeaPad N585 - 59343747
Info	Dell Inspiron I15-909BK	Toshiba Satellite C855D-S5303	Lenovo IdeaPad N585 - 59343747
Processor	Intel Celeron B820	AMD E-300	AMD E1-1200
Clock Speed	1.7GHz	1.3GHz	1.4GHz
Battery Type	6-cell lithium-ion	6-cell lithium-ion	6-cell lithium-ion
Display Type	High-definition LED with TrueLife technology (720p)	High-definition widescreen LED-backlit TFT with TruBrite technology (1366 x 768)	WXGA high-definition widescreen LED-backlit (1366 x 768)
Screen Size	15.6"	15.6"	15.6"
Cache Memory	3MB	1MB	1MB on die Level 2
System Memory (RAM)	2GB	2GB	2GB
Type of Memory (RAM)	DDR3	DDR3	DDR3
Hard Drive Type	SATA (5400 rpm)	SATA (5400 rpm)	SATA (5400 rpm)
HDD Capacity	320GB	320GB	320GB
Optical Drive	DVD±RW/CD-RW	Double-layer DVD±RW/CD-RW	DVD±RW/CD-RW
Digital Media Reader or Slots	Yes, digital media card reader	Yes, digital media card reader	Yes, digital media card reader
Graphics	Intel HD Graphics	AMD Radeon HD 6310	ATI Radeon HD 7310
Built-in Webcam	Yes	Yes	Yes
Networking	Built-in 10/100 Ethernet LAN (RJ-45 connector)	Built-in 10/100 Ethernet LAN (RJ-45 connector)	Built-in 10/100/1000 Ethernet LAN
Bluetooth-Enabled	Yes	No	No
USB Ports	3 USB 2.0 ports	3 USB 2.0 ports	2 USB 3.0; 2 USB 2.0
Laptop Weight	Standard (more than 5.5 lbs.)	Ultraportable (5.5 lbs. or less)	Standard (more than 5.5 lbs.)
HDMI Output	Yes	No	Yes
Operating System	Windows 8	Windows 8	Windows 8
Included Software	Dell Stage; CyberLink Media Suite Essentials and more		PowerDVD Metro; Power2Go and more
Audio		Toshiba audio enhancement	Dolby Advanced Audio enhancement support
Product Height	1.2"	1.3"	1.4"
Product Width	14.8"	15"	14.8"
Product Weight	5.8 lbs.	5.5 lbs.	5.7 lbs.
Product Depth	10.2"	9.5"	9.7"

Thru the table, we can say that the three laptop PCs are almost identical. They differ only in terms of USB ports, the Lenovo IdeaPad N585 - 59343747 offers USB 3.0 port, while the other two laptop offers only USB 2.0 ports. For HDMI port, the Toshiba Satellite C855D-S5303 does not have one while the other offers this connectivity option. For Bluetooth connectivity, only the Dell Inspiron I15-909BK contains one while the others don't have.

The verdict:
If I were to choose among these three laptops, I would  choose the Dell Inspiron I15-909BK laptop PC with powerful processor and bluetooth device which can be had for just $250. You can save almost $20 with quite a good specs among the three. If you love laptops with APU processor you may go for Lenovo IdeaPad N585 - 59343747 with AMD E1-1200 APU which is more powerful than AMD E-300 APU.