Core i7 in laptops?

[andale524]

I'm thinking of getting a new laptop at the end of the year but I don't know if I should wait for the Core i7 processors to come out for laptops or to just buy one with a Core 2 duo processor in it.

when will the Core i7 processor be out for laptops?
should I wait for Core i7 or not?

[mdf99]

wait

[AnalogStick]

Go for it.

[Leidolfr]

At 10/10/09 05:05 AM, mdf99 wrote: wait

seconded, especially if you already have a computer. youll kick yourself in the ass later if you dont

[TacoFreak]

Well it depends what you're gonna be doing on your laptop and how much you want to pay for one.

[andale524]

At 10/10/09 06:42 AM, TacoFreak wrote: Well it depends what you're gonna be doing on your laptop and how much you want to pay for one.

I'll be playing games as well as doing all the other normal stuff. I dont want to pay too much, preferably under $2000 AU

[robin1232]

alienware already has them, but for gaming its only 2% better than an intel core 2 quad

http://www.alienware.com

[Chimp-eat-me]

Do they overclock well?

[wtflolnoob]

It's already out for laptops.

has been for a few months.

[Chemich]

At 10/10/09 11:50 AM, Chimp-eat-me wrote: Do they overclock well?

They're pretty stable when it comes to overclocking, but the laptop would get hotter than a motherfucker.

You'd need a real extreme cooling device for your laptop, it wouldn't last more than a month without decent cooling.

[Mendou]

i7 Processor's have been out and available on select laptops for a while. Granted, they're included on the more expensive models. Sager's more pricey models have them, and the Dell Studio XPS includes 'em as well. But personally I wouldn't go for it, monster processors like that drain the battery life very quickly.

And honestly, I'd find a laptop to be pointless if the battery doesn't even last more than an hour.

[GiantDouche]

Why would you ever need a 4 core processor for a laptop?

[andale524]

At 10/10/09 02:50 PM, GiantDouche wrote: Why would you ever need a 4 core processor for a laptop?

It's supposed to improve gaming

I think

[Glaiel-Gamer]

At 10/10/09 02:50 PM, GiantDouche wrote: Why would you ever need a 4 core processor for a laptop?

nobody will ever need 64k ram

[RageVI]

As a couple posters said, they've been out for a short time already. Right now, they only come in the quad core flavor (more geared towards desktop replacements and mobile workstations), and you're not going to see the mainstream dual core variant until Intel rolls out more of their 32nm refresh. They're expected within the end of this year and mainstream availability will probably be early next year.

If you're going to be gaming, you're way, way better off getting a laptop with a beefy video card, and you may be hard-pressed to get both that and a mobile i7 on your budget. If mobility is not important to you, you could build a desktop computer that would mop the floor with (and steal the lunch money from) any laptop you could buy for the same price. You could even do this and have enough money left over for a netbook for everything else.

There aren't enough games out there that take advantage of quad core processors to justify the weight it has in your decision. Mobile i7 may not have a huge advantage over its Core2 counterpart when it comes to gaming, but it completely spanks it in other areas which are likely not important to you.

Also, let me introduce you to my Asus w90vp-X2. Runs great with its dual Intel X25-M SSDs in Raid0. I think you two would get along! Great for stuff like Fallout3 or Crysis while on the road.

[andale524]

At 10/12/09 02:02 AM, RageVI wrote: As a couple posters said, they've been out for a short time already. Right now, they only come in the quad core flavor (more geared towards desktop replacements and mobile workstations), and you're not going to see the mainstream dual core variant until Intel rolls out more of their 32nm refresh. They're expected within the end of this year and mainstream availability will probably be early next year.

If you're going to be gaming, you're way, way better off getting a laptop with a beefy video card, and you may be hard-pressed to get both that and a mobile i7 on your budget. If mobility is not important to you, you could build a desktop computer that would mop the floor with (and steal the lunch money from) any laptop you could buy for the same price. You could even do this and have enough money left over for a netbook for everything else.

There aren't enough games out there that take advantage of quad core processors to justify the weight it has in your decision. Mobile i7 may not have a huge advantage over its Core2 counterpart when it comes to gaming, but it completely spanks it in other areas which are likely not important to you.

Also, let me introduce you to my Asus w90vp-X2. Runs great with its dual Intel X25-M SSDs in Raid0. I think you two would get along! Great for stuff like Fallout3 or Crysis while on the road.

thank you for that. great help!
I really need a laptop for school so the desktop building option is not good even though I already know it would be better to do that instead. It is for school but seeing as my current desktop is kinda old (but still really good) and has a crap video card (some Intel shit) I dont need another desktop and I dont want to buy a video card for it so I will use the school laptop for gaming as well. I was thinking of maybe getting this one, seeing as I like the specs, it suits me and I have read a lot of positive reviews I think its good enough but, I need more opinions on it, someone from this thread like you or someone who now knows what I need it for exactly. Also you seem to know a lot about this computer stuff as well and so do I but I dont know much about these new laptops and processors. So tell me what you think about this laptop please and i will think about it. I have also considered the Dell Studio 15 which is similar but I dont think it's as good. It's bigger and has a bit more plastic I think, but I dont know(as I said I need more opinions).