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    Is this upgrade worth $300....

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by sarena, Jun 10, 2008.

  1. sarena

    sarena Notebook Enthusiast

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    ...to go from an Intel T8300 (2.4GHz, 800MHz FSB, 3MB Cache) to an Intel T9500 (2.6GHz, 800MHz FSB, 6MB Cache), on a Dell XPS 1330 laptop?
     
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  2. wywern209

    wywern209 NBR Dark Knight

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    depends but not rly, .2ghz won't make too much of a differnce. u can see it. but the price tag of 300 prob won't justify it enough...
     
    wywern209, Jun 10, 2008
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  3. flipfire

    flipfire Moderately Boss

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    what are you going to use the laptop for?

    only certain cpu intensive programs will really benefit from the T9500's raw power
     
    flipfire, Jun 10, 2008
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  4. sarena

    sarena Notebook Enthusiast

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    Thanks. I should add that I'm mainly going to be using the computer for graphics work - Vectorworks, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Illustrator - and some GIS.
     
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  5. vespoli

    vespoli 402 NBR Reviewer

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    I can't speak to Vectorworks, but I run CS3 without a problem on my 2 GHz T2500 T60.

    $300 is a lot of money ... If it were me purchasing, I would put it toward something else.
     
    vespoli, Jun 11, 2008
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  6. Tusin

    Tusin Notebook Evangelist

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    Does Dell offer the T9300? And if so how much extra does it cost?
     
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  7. sarena

    sarena Notebook Enthusiast

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    I would go with the T9300, but it isn't one of the available options in the "customize" process I'm going with (... another rant altogether...).

    I suppose I could phone Dell to ask if they can offer me that one.
     
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  8. Chrysaor

    Chrysaor Notebook Consultant

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    No. T8300 has the best price/performance ratio.
     
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  9. swiego

    swiego Notebook Consultant

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    Personally, I would put it in a piggy bank for about twelve to eighteen months, then buy a SSD drive.

    Heck, at the rate prices are dropping, make that six months :)
     
    swiego, Jun 11, 2008
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  10. dtwn

    dtwn C'thulhu fhtagn

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    Excellent research there.
     
    dtwn, Jun 11, 2008
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  11. powerpack

    powerpack Notebook Prophet

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    $300? No not worth it in any way. I mean unless you are rich!
     
    powerpack, Jun 11, 2008
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  12. heshanj

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    im using a T9300 on my Vaio SZ...its very very powerful, but as others have mentioned, i dunno if u'll notice the difference unless u do very processor-intensive tasks. i also like the 6MB L2 that comes with the T9300. but ur question is if its worth $300. my first reaction is "no way", but again, it depends on ur requirements. i wouldnt upgrade
     
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  13. ATG

    ATG 2x4 Super Moderator

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    Another vote for 'Not Worth it!'. T8300 is totally good enough almost for everything.
     
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  14. CruXii

    CruXii Notebook Guru

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    If you really need that extra bit of performance, you could look into overclocking.
     
    CruXii, Jun 11, 2008
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  15. Tusin

    Tusin Notebook Evangelist

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    Cant OC the M1330 or M1530
     
    Tusin, Jun 11, 2008
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  16. 660hpv12

    660hpv12 Notebook Deity

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    nope, not worth the upgrade, the performance difference is not noticeable at all. The only reason for justifying the upgrade is either you do a lot of raw calculations, or you like the number 9 better than 8
     
    660hpv12, Jun 11, 2008
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  17. K-TRON

    K-TRON Hi, I'm Jimmy Diesel ^_^

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    Yeah, its not worth it.
    Spend the money saved on a faster harddrive and 4gb of memory if you have not already configured your system that way.
    Any of the T8xxx or T9xxx processors are already ridiculously fast, so you will not be able to tell the difference between the two.

    K-TRON
     
    K-TRON, Jun 11, 2008
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