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    Is it worth paying £310 for 2.6 GHz over 2.4 GHz with Vostro 1500?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by chukwe, Mar 24, 2008.

  1. chukwe

    chukwe Notebook Evangelist

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    Is it worth paying £310 for 2.6 GHz over 2.4 GHz with Vostro 1500 in the UK?

    Thanks
     
    chukwe, Mar 24, 2008
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  2. nobscot6

    nobscot6 Wise One

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    that's really up to you.

    the diff in perf will not be that great, though there are other advantages
     
    nobscot6, Mar 24, 2008
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  3. HerrKaputt

    HerrKaputt Elite Notebook User

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    I personally think it is too much. Unless the budget is someone else's (your company/university), I would save the money.
     
    HerrKaputt, Mar 24, 2008
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  4. chukwe

    chukwe Notebook Evangelist

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    What're other advantages
     
    chukwe, Mar 24, 2008
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    wobble987 Notebook Virtuoso

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    oouch! that is a massive upgrade price for "value" computer. is this "merom" if it is, stick with 2.4; it is a powerful beast. if it is merom; i see no need to up it to 2.6.. unless you seriously and frequently need to cut your time in processesing things like... large video/graphic/data.
     
    wobble987, Mar 24, 2008
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  6. _radditz_

    _radditz_ Fallen to the Sith...

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    no, the marginal performance gain is not worth the extra money. How much is the extra £310 as a percentage of the total laptop price?
     
    _radditz_, Mar 24, 2008
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  7. chukwe

    chukwe Notebook Evangelist

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    The price for Vostro 1500 with T8300(2.40GHz) is £449 Ex VAT, while with T9500 (2.60GHZ) is £759 Ex VAT
     
    chukwe, Mar 24, 2008
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    I would not pay that much money for 200 Mhz because Idon't think it is really worth it in my opinion. I have T7700, and I think it is really fast for everything I do. Just stick with T8300.

    Right now, I am running 3 virtual machines and one of them is server 2003. I also got a bunch of windows on my IE. My machine hasn't slow down at all. I am very happy with the perforamce of the processor, so you should be fine.
     
    merlin_72032, Mar 24, 2008
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  9. SmoothTofu

    SmoothTofu Inspiron 1420 Owner

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    £310 (that's what, over $600?) is waaaay too much for a measly upgrade like that. Stick with the 2.4Ghz C2D.
     
    SmoothTofu, Mar 24, 2008
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  10. jack53

    jack53 Dell XPS 9360 i7 Lover!

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    NO! It is just an ego thing at that point.
     
    jack53, Mar 24, 2008
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