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    Q9550 up on Newegg (good sign?)

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by wxkid23, Jun 12, 2008.

  1. wxkid23

    wxkid23 Notebook Guru

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    The Q9550 showed up on Newegg this morning for purchase. The Q9450 has been there a while. Possibly this is a sign that Q9550 stocks are improving and we may see them in the 9262 soon at other places besides PCMW..
     
    wxkid23, Jun 12, 2008
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  2. Neil@Kobalt

    Neil@Kobalt Company Representative

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    Q9550 availability will continue to improve over the next few weeks, though on this side of the pond we aren't expecting it to happen until next month now.

    The X3360s are now available so that's a good indication of the Q9550 status.

    This is one reason why competition in the market is so important - AMDs lack of decent desktop processors has let Intel concentrate it's production on mobile CPUs so we have been left with no Q9550s for 6 weeks :mad:
     
    Neil@Kobalt, Jun 12, 2008
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  3. Relowe

    Relowe Notebook Consultant

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    When will we probably be looking at QX processor availability? :)
     
    Relowe, Jun 13, 2008
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    bigjohnsonforever Notebook Evangelist

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    And How! <3 T9300
     
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  5. Justin@XoticPC

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    In case anyone is interested, the Q9550 is now in stock and available on the 9262. :D
     
    Justin@XoticPC, Jun 13, 2008
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  6. eleron911

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    Awesome news, so again, the 9262 is the fastest laptop on the planet...
     
    eleron911, Jun 13, 2008
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    bigjohnsonforever Notebook Evangelist

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    Yeah, its much easier to stay cutting edge when your not a huge multinational corporate giant like... you know *ehem* all those mainstream brands... ZING!
     
    bigjohnsonforever, Jun 13, 2008
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  8. Doodles

    Doodles Starving Student

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    still curious if the over price of the Q9550 is rele worth it. I mean like, over 200 more dollars for .2 ghz... i suppose for enthusiasts it is. But I hate when like the ONE processor thats the highest at the time is more money than the average increase in price per speed. Ya kno wat i mean? Like the next step down from the Q9450 isnt 200 dolalrs.
     
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  9. eleron911

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    Well, you could get the cheapest config from a reseller and wait for a special offer on newegg or something...
    They are desktop CPUs, right? so..use that advantage :)
     
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  10. Relowe

    Relowe Notebook Consultant

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    Justin! No! Don't Tell Me That!
     
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  11. Shyster1

    Shyster1 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    See if they'll work with you (I think you may still be within the 30-day window, if I recall correctly - tho' I have been having senility moments recently :D ); xoticpc seem to be fairly reasonable folk, as I'm sure you've discovered.
     
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  12. wxkid23

    wxkid23 Notebook Guru

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    The time to order has come for me!!
     
    wxkid23, Jun 13, 2008
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  13. Relowe

    Relowe Notebook Consultant

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    Yea, I've been proven time and time again that Xotic is run by amazing people. Mostly I was just kidding though. :) I won't need more than the Q9450 I have for a while.
     
    Relowe, Jun 14, 2008
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    hmm, i've been waiting for this to be in stock before i make my order for NP9262.
    but when i saw the $200+ price difference, does it really worth?
    $200+ more for an extra .5 multiplier?!
    hmm ~_^
     
    irric, Jun 14, 2008
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  15. Relowe

    Relowe Notebook Consultant

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    The best of anything, even if it is a tiny difference from the second best, always costs more than it should. :)

    I'm not saying the Q9550 is the best, but hopefully you get my point.

    To some it might be worth it. I know that if I didn't just recently buy the Q9450 I would've payed an extra $200+ for the Q9550.
     
    Relowe, Jun 14, 2008
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    It's not the best, the Qx9650 is :D
     
    eleron911, Jun 14, 2008
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  17. Relowe

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    I'm waiting on the V8 or Power-6 :)
     
    Relowe, Jun 14, 2008
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  18. Nirvana

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    want the fastest?
    [​IMG]
     
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  19. Relowe

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    i.........want............one!!!
     
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  20. ashveratu

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    Yeah, I am holding out for the Octo-core. Should be out some time next year :D
     
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  21. Relowe

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    Yea, hopefully our processors don't give us any trouble till then. Seems like a good time to invest in an upgrade.
     
    Relowe, Jun 14, 2008
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