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    i5-2520M vs i5-2450M for the T420

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by dansou5, May 15, 2012.

  1. dansou5

    dansou5 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I am just about to submit my order for a new T420 but i had one quick question about the CPU. There is a $7 dollar upgrade between my two configurations. What is the difference between these two models. As far as i can tell every spec is the same except for the model number. Any help would be appreciated.

    Thanks
     
    dansou5, May 15, 2012
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    Thanks for the link but you compared the wrong ones. But the link helped me fine the difference. Just the difference in the turbo frequency by 100Mhz.

    Thanks again
     
    dansou5, May 16, 2012
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    LOL, sorry, just realized you wrote 2450M not 2540M. :p
     
    ALLurGroceries, May 16, 2012
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    There will be no noticeable difference outside of benchmarks, but for $7, I'd go with the upgrade. If you ever resell down the road, people do like to see larger numbers ;)
     
    MidnightSun, May 16, 2012
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    $7 is a no brainer,
     
    seiyafan, May 16, 2012
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