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    D900F and New 930

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by TenisuBaka, Mar 3, 2010.

  1. TenisuBaka

    TenisuBaka Notebook Guru

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    Will this CPU work now, or do we have to wait for a bios update from Clevo before we can use this CPU?
     
    TenisuBaka, Mar 3, 2010
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    It is too early to say, but it seems very similar to the 920.
     
    pasoleatis, Mar 3, 2010
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    The 930 is a direct plug - in replacement and is available now! But, it may take time to trickle down the chain. Note: I had to edit this because I momentarily got confused between the Mobile I7 chips I was addressing in another thread. My bo - bo if you saw the original.
     
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    you will need to wait for new bios with the microcode added in for the 930... i dont believe its supported as is. honestly if you already have the 920, id save your money and spend it elsewhere. like an ssd or something.
     
    treysoucie, Mar 4, 2010
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    No, I don't. I am deciding between the D900F, Sony F series, or the new Fujitsu tablet with the 620M.
     
    TenisuBaka, Mar 4, 2010
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    quite a wide range of differing specs there my friend. the d900f is definitely the odd beastly variable out of the bunch. i you need insane cpu power then the battle tank d900f is great! just so you are aware it does weigh upwards of 12 lbs
     
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    Yeah, this is going to be my portable music studio. And living here in Japan, the Sony is about the only way to get a Core i7, and everything is so expensive, there actually isn't such a huge price difference between the Sony and the Clevo.
     
    TenisuBaka, Mar 5, 2010
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    well the sony has a i7 mobile with different chipset and processor... the d900f is basically a desktop i7 1366 x58 smashed into a laptop... in regards to cpu power i would say the d900f smashes the sony to bits especially for a music workstation.
     
    treysoucie, Mar 5, 2010
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