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    LV Core Duos on ASUS?

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by ltcommander_data, Jul 13, 2006.

  1. ltcommander_data

    ltcommander_data Notebook Deity

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    I was wondering if anyone has tried an LV Core Duo on their ASUS build and can maybe comment on how much additional battery life they gain over a standard voltage one. The TDP is 31W for SV and 15W for LV so I would expect some noticable difference even if they both downclocked most of the time. The current fastest LV Core Duo is the L2400 which at 1.66GHz seems a bit slow. There's suppose to be a 1.83GHz L2500 soon and if I were to go that route, that's probably the one I'd pick. Doesn't seem to be any LV Meroms in the near future. If it'll give me at least 10% more battery life over the 2GHz T2500 in the W3J, it would be worth the extra cost and performance reduction. I'm assuming a 1.83GHz LV would perform exactly the same as a 1.83GHz SV, just save more power. LVs seem very hard to find though.
     
    ltcommander_data, Jul 13, 2006
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    doddles Notebook Guru

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    Seems that the L2500 low voltage processor is being released on the 3rd September:

    http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/07/17/intel_mobile_price_cuts/

    I too would like to know what difference the L2400 would make to battery life. I expect on laptops with dedicated graphics it would have relatively less impact than on integrated gfx laptops. I'm considering this either for an Asus or P1 laptop.
     
    doddles, Jul 19, 2006
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