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    Upgrade T5550 to T7300

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by gone2vegas, Dec 31, 2009.

  1. gone2vegas

    gone2vegas Newbie

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    Hi,

    I posted this in the Dell Forums too, but thought it might get a quicker response here.

    I'm wondering if it's worth the money to upgrade from a T5550 to T7300. I"m having issues watching my recorded HD videos. I'd like to be able to edit/encode them as well.

    My current specs are:

    Dell XPS M1330
    T5550
    4GB RAM
    Vista Ultimate
    Geforce 8400

    Thanks,
    Peter
     
    gone2vegas, Dec 31, 2009
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  2. qhn

    qhn Notebook User

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    Personally, no. You might want to review how you record the videos and try using different media players (codecs) with them.

    cheers ...
     
    qhn, Jan 1, 2010
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  3. moral hazard

    moral hazard Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Depends on the price. I agree with what qhn said.

    But if you want to upgrade you should get a penryn (T8100, T8300, T9300...).
    They run a lot cooler and use less energy.
     
    moral hazard, Jan 1, 2010
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  4. Amnesiac

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    T9300 would be really good if you could get it for less than $250.
     
    Amnesiac, Jan 1, 2010
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  5. drnilly007

    drnilly007 Notebook Enthusiast

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    lemme know if your gonna upgrade ill give ya 20 bucks for your old processor
     
    drnilly007, Jan 2, 2010
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  6. sean473

    sean473 Notebook Prophet

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    I would get a T9300 too... best uprgade u can have... also way cooler than ur old memron....the extra speed and cache will help a lot in watching full HD videos... i have a T9400 which is the next generation T9300... just 1066MHz FSB ... same speed and cache and no problems watching HD videos...
     
    sean473, Jan 2, 2010
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  7. yotano211

    yotano211 Notebook Evangelist

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    you can get a t8300 for alot less money, 2.4 vs 2.5 isnt that much. but still t8300 or t9300 still run alot cooler then the t7300.
     
    yotano211, Jan 3, 2010
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  8. sean473

    sean473 Notebook Prophet

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    T9300 is still worth it... newer .. faster and cooler...
     
    sean473, Jan 4, 2010
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