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    T8100 -> T8300?

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by OneHit, Jul 22, 2008.

  1. OneHit

    OneHit Notebook Guru

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    I ordered my first dell, and first laptop (always have been a desktop guy, but now i need a laptop for college). Anyways I got a M1530 with a 8600M GT, 3gigs of ram, and a T8100, upgraded it from a T5850 for $75 which i was iffy about because I am tight on money. Now I see a lot of people with T8300, did i make a mistake with not going in even more for the T8300? I will be using this laptop for mid gaming and schooling. I shouldn't lose any fps in games should I? Will i even notice my computer being slower on daily computer use? Thanks
     
    OneHit, Jul 22, 2008
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  2. jonhapimp

    jonhapimp Notebook Virtuoso

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    there isn't enough of a difference for you to notice, gaming or daily task. and it's fine for gaming
     
    jonhapimp, Jul 22, 2008
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    Ttime20 Notebook Deity

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    No dude I'd say you made the right choice. I have also been a desktop guy and needed a laptop for college so I've been researching laptops for a while. The performance difference between the T5850 and T8100 is noticeable but between the T8100 and T8300 very, very minimal. I ordered a M1530 yesterday and got the T8100 as well with the 8600m GT, 4 GB of ram. Nice choice :D
     
    Ttime20, Jul 22, 2008
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  4. OneHit

    OneHit Notebook Guru

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    :D That is very nice to hear, august 11th cant come soon enough (ship date)
     
    OneHit, Jul 22, 2008
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  5. K1LL4J0L0K14

    K1LL4J0L0K14 Notebook Consultant

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    Now i feel like such a looser lol. I got the 2.4 :(
     
    K1LL4J0L0K14, Jul 22, 2008
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    Ttime20 Notebook Deity

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    Don't feel bad ... they wouldn't offer it as an option if nobody bought it ... you are not alone.
     
    Ttime20, Jul 22, 2008
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    Aditya Notebook Consultant

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    LOL, don't worry K1LL4J0L0K14, you're in safe hands.
     
    Aditya, Jul 23, 2008
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    flipfire Moderately Boss

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    Id have to say your more of a winner. The t8300 is the best bang for buck.
     
    flipfire, Jul 23, 2008
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  9. K1LL4J0L0K14

    K1LL4J0L0K14 Notebook Consultant

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    Haha Thanks Flip, Whats 50$ more? :D
     
    K1LL4J0L0K14, Jul 23, 2008
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    If you're just doing daily tasks with very minimal gaming, does it really matter which processor you have?
     
    bobspec, Jul 23, 2008
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  11. OneHit

    OneHit Notebook Guru

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    when i say min gaming i mean i will be playing world of warcraft, some crysis, and any other new game that will be coming out. I know i wont be able to play crysis and a lot of new games on all high settings, but because of my graphics card, and I dont want my processor to lower my fps or slow me down when doing this type of stuff.
     
    OneHit, Jul 23, 2008
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  12. paper_wastage

    paper_wastage Beat this 7x7x7 Cube

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    dont worry... most of the time its the GPU limiting what the laptop can do
     
    paper_wastage, Jul 23, 2008
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  13. Thing_of_Things

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    I just want to say that I made the exact same decision under what I imagine are fairly similar circumstances. As I understand it, the difference between the two processors practically is about 5-7 fps, on some games, on some settings.

    http://www.notebookcheck.net/Review-Intel-Core-2-Duo-Penryn-CPUs.7876.0.html

    Negligible if you ask me. You will also draw slightly less power and (I would imagine) run a bit cooler. If you ever feel the need, my guess would be the T8100 will be more OCable than the T8300, and it is also an upgradable component.
     
    Thing_of_Things, Aug 21, 2008
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