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    You can thank me later (T9300 Related)

    Discussion in 'Gateway and eMachines' started by 93Akkord, Mar 14, 2008.

  1. 93Akkord

    93Akkord Notebook Consultant

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    Oh crap! I JUST bought a T7500 off of Fleabay for $165.00. Would it be worth it to sell it back and then get the T9300? I'm really not sure if the extra 2 MB of L2 cache is worth 2x the price I just paid for the T7500. Any advice would be helpful.

    In anycase, thanks for posting the information.
     
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    From what I've heard, it also takes less power to run, so you get more battery life. You can take that into account for your decision.
     
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    That's interesting considering they're both rated at 35W processors. Power shouldn't be an issue for me since I'm plugged in 99% of the time. But man, it's just so tempting to sell my T7500 for the T9300.
     
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    If it was me...I would, whenever I get my 171S FX, I would like to put in one of these.
     
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    Any news on the Quad cores working for Socket P?
     
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    Nice find. I've been looking around for the t9300 from a vendor like Newegg (in case I have installation problems). They have the best customer service and once I sell my other laptop this is gonna be my first upgrade :)
     
    Peter Bazooka, Mar 14, 2008
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    Yep the Core 2 Extreme QX9300 is Socket P compatible so it should just plug right in! However, its estimated to cost around $1000 so that is a steep upgrade. However, it is something to look forwrad to...maybe next year.


    -K
     
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    Out of stock! Damnit. And the search continues. :(
     
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    lol wow...I posted that this morning and you guys already bought them out??? lol...try amazon.com and search for t9300. they have some too.
     
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    Yes I ordered the T8300 early yesterday morning and just installed it about 15 minutes ago. I actually was looking to get the T9300 but did not see them on Newegg at the time I must have overlooked it or placed my order to quickly but its all good. I am still waiting on my Gskill memory though. I think the driver drove off with it still on his truck.
     
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    On another note i found a couple of good places to get the Blu-ray drive if anyone is interested PM me (so we don't hijack 93Akkord's thread).
     
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