Quad in a NP8662..

I heard some people say that a 'T' series CPU is hot and burns when you have it on your lap, compared to the 'P' series. Now what about the quads with 45W? Could someone tell me the battery life expected with a quad and if the heat will be inconvenient?

 

If you want to frequently use it as a "lap"top, a P series is a good idea. A Q9000 is essentially 2 core duo's on the same die, creating roughly double the current as a P series. T series isn't a big deal when you can get P series as high as 2.66 ghz right now.

 

I think that is a very good reply to your question.
On a side note, I have to rep anothergeek just because he has the sexiest avatar I have ever seen in my life...

 

thx for the replies,

To anyone who has a 45W CPU in the M860TU, how much battery life do you get and does it run too hot, do the papers around your laptop burn up in the classroom while gaming?

 

I would advise you go with a P series as these are the newest and most energy effective on the market. Your battery life should increase a little, depending on which model you go for. You should have about 40-45% more battery life with the normal P/T series as compared with the quad core. Also, quadcores tend to get somewhat hot on a laptop. Btw, Why would you want a quadcore on a laptop. Its meant to be portable. If you are looking for a desktop replacement, then it's another story.

 

A QX9300 just sold for 300 bucks on ebay. Not bad at all.

luke, "portable" cam be understood differently by different people. Quads are great for performance and will rock the hell out of any system but will sacrifice some battery life that is true. I wish I would have 2 CPUs and just swap them. Use the Quad to game and the P9600 when I am doing anything else.

For now I am waiting for the P9700 .

 

Yes, it would be awesome to have hybrid cpu's, just like hybrid sli. quadcores when gaming and core2duo or ULV cpu when surfing the net!

 

My X9100 is 44w and I get about 1hr and 50 min average on battery. But this is only surfin the net, typing docs or watching videos. Its not too hot when on my lap, although I have undervolted my CPU. I doubt that it would get too hot while gaming on battery because your GPU is downclocked on battery, but I have yet to test this as I always game plugged in for max performance. However when she is plugged in and you are rockin a game on max resolution it gets pretty freakin warm. I only game on mine on a smooth flat surface, if you don't you run the risk of overheating your CPU/GPU.

 

That sounds about right. Clevo also states on their website that a M570TU gets about 130 minutes on battery with a P processor and with a quad about 100 minutes. They never say under want conditions, probably just web browsing.

On mine with web browsing and docs and all that I get more than 2 hours but not by much. With light 3d gaming I get a bit more than an hour.

 

You have to decide what is more important, power or battery life to some extent. Since 95% of my laptop time is spent plugged into the AC gaming, this is obvious for me. I will be going with the Quad.

You can always undervolt your Quad and downclock your GPU to increase battery time though.

 

While gaming on your lap, this notebook will get hot no matter what CPU you have. My T9800 runs like five degrees hotter than the P8600 it replaced.

Hot enough to burn paper? Are you joking?

 

Yes, I believe I am

And thx for the reply

 

This laptop just wasn't really designed for extended battery life, it was built for kicking A$$ and taking names on the latest games.
Although I wish it did have integrated video that it could switch to like the Macbook Pro just for web and docs so you could extend the battery life.

 

2hrs is good enough for me.. But going down to let's say 1h30 starts to be a little too short

Yeah, well someone is selling a Q9100 over in the marketplace and I'd love to have one of these in my M860TU.. You guys think I can just buy it and send it to eurocom so they install it? That would save me a bunch of money heh

 

i'm sure it will be implemented in other new models. Many companies re moving towards these types of configurations.

 

The M98xNU has integrated graphics that can be used on battery