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    fastest processor/ram on 13"-15" laptops

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Bashar, Mar 12, 2008.

  1. Bashar

    Bashar Notebook Evangelist

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    I noticed dell is offering 2.8Ghz processors on their 17" M1730

    any others?
     
    Bashar, Mar 12, 2008
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  2. David

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    Fastest cpu on a 17" is the SAGER NP9262 (Clevo D900C). It supports up to X6800 (2.93ghz) cpu
    Fastest for 15" is the Asus C90S. Supports up to the E6700
    Both of these use desktop cpus.
     
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  3. Commander Wolf

    Commander Wolf can i haz broadwell?

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    I do believe the fastest mobile processor you can get in a 15" machine is currently the X9000. I don't think that's available in anything other than boutique gaming notebooks, though.

    The fastest memory you can get is 800MHz DDR2, but I still haven't seen a normal laptop that'll run that at full speed; for Intel machines I am sure that there is absolutely no support for anything faster than 667MHz DDR2.

    I think the 800MHz DDR2 sticks are for the likes of the rebranded Clevos with desktop processors.

    EDIT: You can get a Q6600 in some boutique machines too. Whether that's faster than an X6800 depends on what you do.
     
    Commander Wolf, Mar 12, 2008
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  4. Bashar

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    so the Extreme processor is faster than than quad processor ? even with less cache ?

    as for ram i thought i've seen 800Mhz on lenovo website earlier but not anymore all 677Mhz now
     
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  5. Commander Wolf

    Commander Wolf can i haz broadwell?

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    It depends on what you do. In applications that can make full use of the four cores, you'll see a substantial performance increase in the Q6600 over the X6800. But for single threaded, or not very well implemented multi-threaded apps, the X6800 may be better.
     
    Commander Wolf, Mar 12, 2008
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    zepto has 800 mhz ram
     
    jcovelli, Mar 12, 2008
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  7. Bashar

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    firefox, thunderbird, openoffice, securecrt the usual day-to-day business work

    would i invest in SSD disk? i dont need more than 60GB internal as of now
     
    Bashar, Mar 12, 2008
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    The Sager does support the fastest CPU in a laptop, the E8400 (3.0 Ghz, 1333:FSB) faster than the X6800, but not overclockable.
     
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    For your usage something like 2.8GHz Core 2 Duo would be overkill. You could do all of that and have plenty of power to spare with a 2.0GHz Core 2 Duo like a T8300/T7300 or similar.
     
    moon angel, Mar 12, 2008
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    Yeah, I agree with Moon Angel. I get by just fine on a a T2250 Core Duo 1.73 for tasks like those. You honestly wouldn't feel much of a difference between a 2.0 Core 2 Duo and whatever else is above it.
     
    LiveStrong, Mar 13, 2008
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    I also agree with Moon Angel!
     
    powerpack, Mar 13, 2008
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