X100e with dual core performance and battery?

Hey guys,

Just wondering if anyone knows about the performance of the dual core,and its impact on battery life. Would dual core reduce battery life (which is already pathetic)?

 

If you look at the L625 or L335, at least on other laptops (Toshiba t135D/HP Dm3z), battery life is about the same as the single core Neo and the performance is a practical tie with the SU4100.

http://blog.laptopmag.com/amd-vs-intel-which-processor-is-best-in-the-toshiba-t135

http://www.expertlaptopreview.com/?p=249

So don't expect battery life to get any worse, it's just the price gets much worse with the dual cores, making a $600 low battery life ultraportable a tough sell.

 

It would make it better if it were cheaper, getting quality for that low a price is always appealing. I would personally recommend it if battery life needs weren't huge.

As for HP, any HP consumer laptop with AMD chipsets seem to have heat issues, they're just not well designed.

Interesting side note, x201i is already in the $850 dollar range. L625 x100e starts at $720. No comparison imo

 

what is x201i? i cant seem to find it anywhere

 

You can't CTO it, only preconfigured so google for it

 

If you are locate in the US, buy it from J&R Music.

 

I think the best deal on an ultraportable ThinkPad right now is the X200 in the outlet, unless you want to touchpad or to upgrade the warranty.

 

I was hoping to get the dual core x100e but couldn't wait anymore and bought the Acer Ferrari One and took it with me on a trip. Pretty sure at least once I got over 4 hrs of total usage from a charge quite comfortably. I think the large battery really helps. The only thing I really don't like about it is the keyboard, and that has been all along the reason I want the x100e.

 

I have that same keyboard on my Acer 1410T (specs in sig). It is the only thing I do not like about this ultraportable. I was curious about the X100e and the dual AMD CPU/ATI 3200 GPU.

Dissapointed to hear about the short battery life. What is the problem? And, my Acer cost me only $380 for an SU2300/HD4500. Upgraded ram = $70 and SSD = $90. I am very pleased with the performance of my Acer and, given this ultraportable's role as my travel companion, I can't trade a beter keyboard for the Acer's 7+ hour battery stammina. What is the battery life of the X100e?

The price for the dual core is also in the $700 range. For a few hundred more, you can get an I5-520M X200. I'm sure there are sales and discounts, but that is still a lot of cheese for this travel unit.

Bronsky

 

Where can one find said SSD for $90?

DD

 

Probably rebranded Intel 40gig? Or at least they have been on sale for that price or less but there are options out there at times for that price point!

 

im thinking about the dual core X100e myself,since I work at a computer shop that deals with them, I could probably get a discount on one.

A couple things im kinda wondering tho.

1. Can the CPU be overclocked (obviously would only want to use on AC power and not for extended periods) ?

2. Whats the max amount of shared RAM for the GPU?

it might be apparent from these 2 questions,that I might be graphically pushing this thing to its limits if I do get it

 

The AMD chipset seems to be pretty friendly overclocks. It'll take some digging around on google but there is lots of information from various Toshiba/MSI/Acer models with the same chipset

This will give you a good idea of how far you can push it performance wise.

 

If you're going to bother overclocking why not just get a full fledged X series machine...

The x100e runs warmer so why would you want to exacerbate that?

 

Umm,the x100e costs a lot less than a x200/1?

I'm not a fan of outlet sales/refurbs, I like to custom order my machine. It might not be cost effective, but its closer to a "custom laptop" as your going to get, just like how I build my desktops instead of buying them from OEMs.

I would actually prefer to buy laptops without RAM/HDD/OS and do that all myself.

But back to the topic at hand, the argument could be said that the X100e overclocked could be used with a cooler in a stationary position (on a desk at home vs carrying it around) to help with the heat. Overclock it at home,put it back to normal on the go pretty much.

 

If you are going to bother cooling it why even get a small laptop...

Use a desktop then. And what's wrong with getting a outlet or refurb if you like to "customize". You can upgrade parts or look for outlet machines that meet your requirements.

It is just a trade off of ease of ordering/time and money.

 

For starters, Lenovo's outlet page seems to be rather finicky for me lately, I cant even get on there to look at anything, seeing as it takes forever to load. The chances of being any dual core versions on there is slim to none as well.

I probably wouldnt use a cooler for the x100e, I was just saying. But I was still wondering what the maximum performance of the machine is before I would buy one. The think the performance would be adequate I think.

I have a beasty quad core/dual GPU computer im sitting in front of right now, so I wouldnt use it much at home for high performance apps. I would probably use it for browsing/watching vids tho. But when im not at home, I would be interested in what it could do performance wise. Even tho its not a netbook per say (I define netbooks as Atom powered), I cant see that as anyone's primary computer.

 

I have a dual-core X100e on order, with L335. Will post benchmarks when I get one. I also plan to undervolt it if possible (but not overclock it).

 

yeah,maximum battery performance through any tweaking would probably be more beneficial I think. However, it probably runs at 800 mhz on battery by default anyway, so im not real sure how undervolting would do with that. Of course you could disable that and still undervolt it, but it probably wouldnt save much battery vs just letting it go to 800 mhz.

A quick question tho. Will the IGP accelerate flash video? I never bothered much with GPU acceleration, since my quad core at home never had any issues.

 

Yeah the hd3200 is supported by flash 10.1. I don't see anything wrong with undervolting the processor even when it drops down to 800mhz (works fine on my RM-72)

 

I found a sale with Bing Cash Back came to a little over $90. There are units on Ebay with minimum bids under $90.