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    Core 2 Duo T5270 Enough?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by morellomre, Nov 21, 2007.

  1. morellomre

    morellomre Notebook Enthusiast

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    I'm looking at the Dell Vostro 1500 and im wondering whether the base processor, the Core 2 Duo T5270 1.4ghz is fast enough or whether i should upgrade up to the T7100 1.8ghz for an extra $130. Speed is my number one priority and the computer will be used for a lot of multitasking, not really gaming though. Considering i'm going to be running XP and it comes with 2 GB Ram and 128 MB Geforce 6400M, is the upgraded processor going to make a big enough difference to warrant a $130 upgrade? Theres also T5470 1.6ghz for $75 T7250 or 2ghz for $160..anything faster and its out of my price range.
     
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    MYK Newbie NBR Reviewer

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    You will definately feel the difference. I highly recommend getting an integrated card and spend that money on upgrading to a 4mb cache 2.0GHz, the T7300.
     
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    Get the 2.0GHz (or at least 1.8), you will feel the difference.
     
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    Nowadays the CPU is pretty much the most important component on a laptop, as it is difficult to upgrade. Other components like HD and RAM can be easily and cheaply upgraded should you need a boost in the future.
     
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    morellomre Notebook Enthusiast

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    weird..i was checking out the Vostro 1500 earlier in the week and its base config was with an integrated card. then yesterday they changed it and now base config is with a dedicated card and no option for an integrated card.

    also, i cant get the T7300 as an option, my slowest option at 4mb cache would be T5000 2.2ghz at price tag of an extra $300! thats double what i was looking originally looking at.

    any ideas? am i just going to the wrong place to configure (dell.com)? i do find that sometimes when i go to dell.com through a link it gives a different base configuration.
     
    morellomre, Nov 21, 2007
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