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    M11x ssd or i3/5/7

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by renegade_falcon, May 29, 2010.

  1. renegade_falcon

    renegade_falcon Newbie

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    If you had the option of having a ssd or an i3/5/7. Hypothetically you could only have one or the other. Which would you choose and why?
     
    renegade_falcon, May 29, 2010
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  2. Megacharge

    Megacharge Custom User Title

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    i7 620M, for clock speed.
     
    Megacharge, May 29, 2010
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    zaidbaby Notebook Consultant

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    Ye i will also go for i7 first and wait for SSD to get prices down
     
    zaidbaby, May 29, 2010
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    Cpt.Zero Notebook Consultant

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    me outright ssd :)
     
    Cpt.Zero, May 29, 2010
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  5. Eugene91

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    what about the i7 and Seagate's Momentus XT HHD ? :D
     
    Eugene91, May 29, 2010
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    As cpu is the only real current bottleneck, an i7
     
    Luminair, May 29, 2010
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  7. abaddon4180

    abaddon4180 Notebook Virtuoso

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    Definitely an i7. Hard drive speed has never really been a big concern for me, though.
     
    abaddon4180, May 29, 2010
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    psikey Notebook Guru

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    For general PC use the SSD but for gaming the i7 (SSD doesn't improve gaming FPS, only load times)
     
    psikey, May 29, 2010
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    i hate to wait. ssd for me, please.

    ... now where's my 512GB vortex, that i got for £200?...
     
    Wiggy Fuzz, May 29, 2010
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    SSD definitely... just so many benefits.
     
    patrickgerry2, May 29, 2010
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  11. DR650SE

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    SSD for me. I enjoy the benefits of the SSD way more often than that of the CPU. Start times, shut down, program launches, moving files, game loads ect.
     
    DR650SE, May 29, 2010
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    jsgiv Notebook Evangelist

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    Hmm - better overall system performance vs. increased performance in certain applications..

    I'll take SSD ...
     
    jsgiv, May 30, 2010
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    i7, because it's not user replaceable and will actually increase my FPS.
     
    SparhawkJC, May 30, 2010
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    i7 all the way.

    SSD can be added later and you can always start with the Seagate Momentus XT and have Velociraptor like performance, capacity of a hard drive, all at a fraction of the cost of any decently sized SSD.

    IMHO the speed benefits I've gotten from my 80GB Intel G2 SSD in my desktop don't justify its high cost.
     
    HTWingNut, May 30, 2010
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