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    Old T2050 - New T7300 - How Much More Powerfull??

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Tinderbox (UK), Dec 4, 2007.

  1. Tinderbox (UK)

    Tinderbox (UK) BAKED BEAN KING

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    Hi.

    Old T2050 - New T7300

    my old laptop processor compared to my new on order laptop.

    what kind of increase in power am i looking at.

    I use DVD converting software quite a LOT.

    thanks

    John.
     
    Tinderbox (UK), Dec 4, 2007
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  2. adinu

    adinu I pwn teh n00bs.

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    It's a pretty significant bump in speed, efficiency and more L2 cache, so you will notice a good improvement, especially in your DVD converting use.
     
    adinu, Dec 4, 2007
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  3. JM

    JM Mr. Misanthrope NBR Reviewer

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    Adinu is right.

    I went from a T2050 in my dv2000 to a T7300 in my ThinkPad, and overall performance is better, especially when I use Photoshop filters and my DVD converting software.
     
    JM, Dec 4, 2007
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  4. Kricket

    Kricket Notebook Consultant

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    sorry to threadjack - but im wondering which dvd converting software everyone is using

    i just tried divx pro to convert vob files into divx - i was able to rip some of my dvds in about 15 minutes - but the conversion to divx took FOREVER (were talking about 2 hours) - is that normal? is there some other conversion software i should be using?

    this is for use on my media pc - so, ideally, id like to use the best possible quality - right now, im setting divx pro to "high definition video" - but upon playing it back on my laptop (which has a 1680x1050 screen coupled with the 8600m gt 256mb ddr3 and 3 gigs of ram), it doesnt look very hot - any suggestions?

    EDIT - i should mention - im fairly new to divx - traditionally, ive just been using the actual vob files - of course, the quality during playback was absolutely perfect - so maybe im setting my expectations a bit too high... (im only toying with the idea of switching to divx because now, im able to stream everything through my xbox 360 - this just makes my interface a little cleaner)
     
    Kricket, Dec 4, 2007
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  5. sprtnbsblplya

    sprtnbsblplya Notebook Deity

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    I use DVD43 in my System Tray to remove all region encoding from the DVD, so my system sees all DVDs as universal.
    Then, I load up Nero Vision (included in Nero 7 Ultimate) and choose "Recode DVDs and Videos to Nero Digital" and it can encode videos to play on iPods, Xbox 360, Smartphones, PSP, or just your normal computer, it all depends on which setting you choose. Takes about 2-2.5 hours depending on length/settings chosen.
    This method is extremely simple and fool proof, never had a single error or bad file from it and the software does all the hard stuff for you, you basically just tell it what you want in the end and bam, its done.
     
    sprtnbsblplya, Dec 4, 2007
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