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    Dell Inspiron 501R With AMD 1.6GHz Quad only $625 Amazon

    Discussion in 'Notebook and Tech Bargains' started by Nick, Jun 25, 2010.

  1. Nick

    Nick Professor Carnista

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    Nick, Jun 25, 2010
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    ZaZ Super Model Super Moderator

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    No it's not right spot so I moved it. While the AMD quad is interesting, it's my understanding, which is limited, that the AMD quads offer about the same performance as the i5 dual cores. If you need quad core level performance, it's not the same things as the Intel i7 quads.
     
    ZaZ, Jun 26, 2010
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    abaddon4180 Notebook Virtuoso

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    To be honest, from the few benchmarks I have seen, the P920 sucks. If this had an N930 then it would be a different story.
     
    abaddon4180, Jun 26, 2010
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  4. Nick

    Nick Professor Carnista

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    But for $625, most laptops come with i3. AMD quad is faster than i3.
     
    Nick, Jun 26, 2010
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    FFZERO Notebook Evangelist

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    9.4 pound??? Wow, might as well get a 17" notebook for a little more.
     
    FFZERO, Jun 27, 2010
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    abaddon4180 Notebook Virtuoso

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    I think that might me a typo ;)
     
    abaddon4180, Jun 27, 2010
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