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    P7350 vs T9400

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by raul_219, Aug 10, 2008.

  1. raul_219

    raul_219 Notebook Guru

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    I'm trying to decide between the Qosmio F55-Q502 and the F55-Q503. Both specs are here:

    http://explore.toshiba.com/laptops/qosmio/F50

    Is there any difference between those in gaming or everyday use, because that would be the only difference, since I'm going to upgrade to 4gb of ram. Also the hard drive speed is 5400rpm vs 7200rpm.
     
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  2. Andy

    Andy Notebook Prophet

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    Go for the F55-Q503, since the T9400 will provide a small increase in fps and physics realism in games, plus a boost in CPU-intensive tasks, as compared to the P7350.
    Also the F55-Q503 seems to have two HDD slots, which may prove beneficial in terms of added performance by setting up RAID, and increased storage space. (You can install better, larger drives yourself)
    To recognize the whole 4GB RAM, you will need a 64-bit OS.
     
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    AdamU Notebook Consultant

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    you most likely will never see a difference in games from the cpu, unless u are doign video editing or encoding then go with the cheaper one
     
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