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    Upgrade from I7 3630 to I7 3740 for only $24?

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by sskyler80, Oct 27, 2012.

  1. sskyler80

    sskyler80 Notebook Geek

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    radji Farewell, Solenya...

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    I can see that price being correct. If you compare the two CPUs, the only major difference is the processor speed. I would expect Dell to charge more for that upgrade, but hey, run with it. If you get your system purchased with that CPU for that much an upgrade price, they have to honor it.
     
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    mariussx Notebook Evangelist

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    I would grab it while this lasts. The exact same upgrade in UK costs £159.96. In synthetic tests i7 3740QM is around 10% faster.
     
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