Intel QX9300 now down to 35w

http://www.electronista.com/articles/08/05/15/intel.quad.for.portables/

 

Wow, that's amazing. Too bad it'll cost the notebook manufacturers over $1k, which will mean we'll pay a huge premium to get a notebook with a quad-core CPU. Plus it's on par, but still not as fast as my desktop .

 

I suppose the current NP9262, with Q6600, Q6700, Q9450, or Q9550 (the latter two not officially supported by Clevo, but entrepreneurial sorts have been dropping 'em in) doesn't count?

 

They're putting desktop CPUs in a chassis big enough to be a desktop (plus underpowered mobile cards). It was a great feat to accomplish, but a desktop is more practical over a notebook that's that big. Once there's the mobile quad-cores in regular-sized notebooks, then it'll become a lot more practical. Who knows, Apple is planning a MBP revision in June, maybe they'll add support for mobile quad-cores.

 

Michaels, it all depends upon what you are looking for. A DR laptop tank like the 9262 is good for people that are looking for a easy-carry computer with desktop-level performance. Think college students (well, rich ones), people that travel a fair amount but don't actually need it for meetings, LAN party goes, and other such applications. It's not really the same market as a true laptop. It is a niche, but it is practical for those circumstances. I don't think anyone would say it is easier to bring a desktop somewhere than a supersized laptop.

 

Absolutely not - try living in a small NYC apartment with a very fastidious wife who does not like computer "stuff" (cords, cables, mice, keyboards, etc) being left in plain sight, and a 3 y.o. daughter (think peanut-butter-sandwich-in-optical-drive or toys-stuffed-into-airvents - makes me cringe just thinking about it). With a notebook, once I'm done, I close the lid, wrap the cord around the power-brick, and stick it all safely away on the top shelf of a cupboard - bam! No mess for the wife, and no deli-puter for me! On top of that, when we go visit the in-laws - a quick 1hr ride by LIRR, the notebook and power-brick drop into a backpack, along with some odds and ends, and ... boom! I've got my whole kit with me for the weekend (sorry dear, I really have to get this, ah.., work... done over the weekend; yeah, the company's going to expand into gaming ). A desktop is nowheres near that functional.

 

Wud it work on a Sager 9262?