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    XPS m1530 Processor Question?

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by The_Pancake_Man, Feb 8, 2008.

  1. The_Pancake_Man

    The_Pancake_Man Notebook Enthusiast

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    Is the speed and performance difference between the XPS m1530 between the 1.5ghz and 1.66ghz Core 2 Duo chips negligable?

    I plan on running 2GB of RAM and the standard 128MB video card.

    I should note that this computer will be primarily used for productivity with a secondary use of email, DVDs and occasional gaming.
     
    The_Pancake_Man, Feb 8, 2008
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  2. The_Punisher

    The_Punisher Notebook Evangelist

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    Well, I'd say it doesn't make a difference. Especially if you don't game intensive. Check the price of the upgrade too. I know when I bought my XPS M170 Dell wanted me to pay €140 more for a 16Mhz speed increase of the CPU. Not worth it.
     
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    16MHz? I think you mean 1.6GHz.

    Anyways, they don't really make much of a difference unless the cache size is different.
     
    crash, Feb 8, 2008
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    Nope. When I bought my XPS M170 could chose from two CPU's. A Pentium M 770 running at 2.13Ghz and a Pentium M 780 running at 2.26 Ghz.

    Well, I got it a bit wrong, its a 160Mhz difference. Still, thats a lot of money for a small difference.
     
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    Oh ok. Yea that's definitely a lot of money for a small upgrade.
     
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    Thanks to all for all the replies.
     
    The_Pancake_Man, Feb 8, 2008
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