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  • JBlack
    Confirmed User
    • Mar 2010
    • 399
    #1

    Buying new Lappy - Mobile Processor Comparison - Need Opinions

    Toshiba Satellite A665-S6092 PSAW3U-0DG03C Notebook PC - Intel Core i7-740QM 1.73GHz, 4GB DDR3, 640GB HDD, DVDRW, 16.0" Widescreen Display, Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
    PriceTag: $900

    Toshiba Satellite A665D-S6091 PSAX3U-00C01T Notebook PC - AMD Phenom II X4 P940 1.7GHz, 4GB DDR3, 640GB HDD, DVDRW, 16.0" Widescreen Display, Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
    PriceTag: $700



    Is the i7-740QM THAT much better than the Phenom II X4 P940 to justify paying $200 more?
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    • JBlack
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      • Mar 2010
      • 399
      #2
      no 1????

      Here .. a pic to save the thread:

      Last edited by JBlack; 12-14-2010, 09:29 PM.

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        • d-null
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          • Apr 2007
          • 13724
          #3
          are the video cards equal on those two?

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            • JBlack
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              • Mar 2010
              • 399
              #4
              Lets "assume" they are.... I am actually trying to compare the CPUs....I found some info on cpubenchmark and it "seems" the Phenom takes the cake but the i7 has dat turbo boost thingy...


              but if needed... the most expensive model comes with " Discrete NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M Graphics" and the cheaper model comes w "discrete ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5650 graphics with 1GB GDDR3 VRAM"
              Last edited by JBlack; 12-14-2010, 09:43 PM.

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                • JBlack
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                  • Mar 2010
                  • 399
                  #5
                  Olivia Munn picz for the peeps:









                  I am diggin this chick actually.....
                  Last edited by JBlack; 12-14-2010, 09:47 PM.

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                    • xenigo
                      Confirmed User
                      • Jan 2001
                      • 8067
                      #6
                      The screens on both of those units are terrible. And those machines are flimsy peices of poop. I won't buy consumer notebooks for that reason. If you want an extremely solid notebook that has a high-end build quality, what you should get is an enterprise notebook... like a Lenovo Thinkpad W510 or an HP Elitebook.

                      And get them with 1920x1200 screens. Difference in usability is night and day.

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                        • leg4
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                          • May 2003
                          • 4429
                          #7
                          Xenigo, what do you think of the Samsung Q430 laptop?
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                            • d-null
                              . . .
                              • Apr 2007
                              • 13724
                              #8
                              Originally posted by JBlack
                              Lets "assume" they are.... I am actually trying to compare the CPUs....I found some info on cpubenchmark and it "seems" the Phenom takes the cake but the i7 has dat turbo boost thingy...


                              but if needed... the most expensive model comes with " Discrete NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M Graphics" and the cheaper model comes w "discrete ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5650 graphics with 1GB GDDR3 VRAM"
                              hmm, the 5650 is the better of the two

                              as far as benchmarks there isn't much difference between those two, I doubt you'd see any difference using either of them.

                              I'd get the cheaper one with the 5650 and save the $200

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                                • JBlack
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                                  • Mar 2010
                                  • 399
                                  #9
                                  Lenovo thinkpad w510 i7 @ 1.6ghz - 15.6" FHD Display - about 200 more?

                                  Well the battery does seem a lot better (9 cell compared to a crappy 6 cell)

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                                    • JBlack
                                      Confirmed User
                                      • Mar 2010
                                      • 399
                                      #10
                                      Originally posted by d-null
                                      hmm, the 5650 is the better of the two

                                      as far as benchmarks there isn't much difference between those two, I doubt you'd see any difference using either of them.

                                      I'd get the cheaper one with the 5650 and save the $200
                                      yeap... thats whut I though... I don't know how they would compare taking into account the turbo-boost thing which I "think" is like over-clocking the cpu ...but the phenom quadcore does seem more convenient... at least for the task I'll be using it on...

                                      As far as power-lappies I have my eyes on a XPS

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                                        • xenigo
                                          Confirmed User
                                          • Jan 2001
                                          • 8067
                                          #11
                                          Originally posted by JBlack
                                          Lenovo thinkpad w510 i7 @ 1.6ghz - 15.6" FHD Display - about 200 more?

                                          Well the battery does seem a lot better (9 cell compared to a crappy 6 cell)
                                          Lowest quote I've gotten on the W510 is around $1500. But it's entirely worth the improvement in build quality alone.

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                                            • JBlack
                                              Confirmed User
                                              • Mar 2010
                                              • 399
                                              #12
                                              Originally posted by xenigo
                                              Lowest quote I've gotten on the W510 is around $1500. But it's entirely worth the improvement in build quality alone.
                                              got a link to it?

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                                                • xenigo
                                                  Confirmed User
                                                  • Jan 2001
                                                  • 8067
                                                  #13
                                                  Originally posted by leg4
                                                  Xenigo, what do you think of the Samsung Q430 laptop?
                                                  No idea man. I don't really follow Samsung notebooks.

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                                                    • xenigo
                                                      Confirmed User
                                                      • Jan 2001
                                                      • 8067
                                                      #14
                                                      Originally posted by JBlack
                                                      got a link to it?
                                                      Here's the Friends & Family link:

                                                      http://www.lenovo.com/familyandfriends

                                                      Automatically gives you a hefty discount off the regular price.

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                                                        • tom21220
                                                          Confirmed User
                                                          • Sep 2010
                                                          • 231
                                                          #15
                                                          get a HP Envy!

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                                                            • Chosen
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                                                              • Aug 2001
                                                              • 63151
                                                              #16
                                                              I would go with AMD

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