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    Mac OS 10.6.2 Leaks New Core i5/i7 MacBook Pros?

    Intel Lynnfield Core i5 and i7 Processors: Nehalem Superpowers Cheaper Than Ever

    Microsoft and Intel Promise Longer Laptop Battery Life in Windows 7

    Manufacturers Mercilessly Cram Intel i7 Nehalem Processors Into Laptops

    AMD Phenom II Quad Core Reviewed: Great Today, But Tomorrow's Cloudy

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    Intel's Core i7 Chips Get Prodded, Poked and Compared: Good, But Expensive

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    Image of TheSonOfKrypton TheSonOfKrypton
    10/26/09

    In reply to Mac OS 10.6.2 Leaks New Core i5/i7 MacBook Pros?
    As much as I'd love a Core i7 MBP to replace my late 2006 Core 2 Duo 2.33 GHz MBP, I'm not touching any laptop upgrade until they come with USB 3.0/Bluetooth 3.0. Anyone looking to upgrade their laptops really needs to be a little patient at a time like now... #corei7macbookpro
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    Image of roy.michaelc000 roy.michaelc000
    10/26/09

    @TheSonOfKrypton: Great point...didint even think of the new USB/BT standards...i was hoping to jump on the current model w/ pricedrop once new ones are out
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    Image of vizkakas vizkakas
    10/26/09

    @TheSonOfKrypton: I'm waiting for the Mac Pro with USB 3.0 and maybe Light Peak #corei7macbookpro
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    Image of shokwaav shokwaav
    10/26/09

    @TheSonOfKrypton: i know its so sad... i got a decent laptop then they go announce new stuff like usb 3.0 and bluetooth 3.0

    and then they make my pain worse by saying its backward compatible... c'mon i need the BEST hardware. its rubbin' it in my face by making me use usb 3.0 hardware with my usb port #corei7macbookpro
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    Image of imTheKing imTheKing
    10/26/09

    @TheSonOfKrypton: Totally agree. USB 3.0 will be a massive update and totally worth the wait. Hell, maybe we'll even see that Light based technology that Intel is working with them on. We can wish for it at least haha. #corei7macbookpro
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    Image of Luis Eduardo Rego Luis Eduardo Rego
    10/26/09

    @TheSonOfKrypton: you might have to wait until 2011 for usb 3.0 #corei7macbookpro
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    Image of Luis Eduardo Pessoa Luis Eduardo Pessoa
    10/26/09

    @TheSonOfKrypton: not before 2011, intel says... #corei7macbookpro
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    Image of NewSc2 NewSc2
    10/26/09

    @TheSonOfKrypton: Yep—Quad Core, USB 3.0/BT 3.0, and mature SSD drives. Still loving my early '07 MBP—only thing that I really desire is the 7-8hr. battery life on the new unibody Macs. #corei7macbookpro
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    Image of KTK1990 KTK1990
    10/26/09

    In reply to Mac OS 10.6.2 Leaks New Core i5/i7 MacBook Pros?
    I wonder if they will also go up to 16 gigs of ram or 32.

    Still cant afford them and wont be able to for a while, but can always drool over them. #corei7macbookpro
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    Image of ALL GLORY TO THE HYPNO-TOAD ALL GLORY TO THE HYPNO-TOAD
    09/08/09

    In reply to Intel Lynnfield Core i5 and i7 Processors: Nehalem Superpowers Cheaper Than Ever
    Don't say that... I just bought a Q9400 last month
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    Image of reddingofish reddingofish
    09/08/09

    In reply to Intel Lynnfield Core i5 and i7 Processors: Nehalem Superpowers Cheaper Than Ever
    When are the i9s coming out?
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    Image of FooSchnickens - BPH Free FooSchnickens - BPH Free
    09/08/09

    In reply to Intel Lynnfield Core i5 and i7 Processors: Nehalem Superpowers Cheaper Than Ever
    Aww, I was looking forward to my pseudo 8 core chips. Even if they did "cheat" to do it.
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    Image of Nanan00 Nanan00
    09/08/09

    In reply to Intel Lynnfield Core i5 and i7 Processors: Nehalem Superpowers Cheaper Than Ever
    So what is the point of getting an i7 socket MB then not getting an i7 chip with one of the main distinguishing features of the triple channel memory? Why not just save yourself a few hundred dollars and get an i5?
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    Image of wagnerrp wagnerrp
    09/08/09

    @Nanan00: You're missing the point. These two channel i7s use the LGA1156 socket. That's right, Intel has confused the entire market by making i7 chips on two separate sockets.
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    09/08/09

    @wagnerrp: Mind. Blown.
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    Image of met2art met2art
    09/08/09

    @Nanan00: While triple-channel memory is a distinguishing feature of the Nehalem architecture, it's not the sole distinguishing feature. There are numerous other benefits and overall speed increases, even with standard dual channel memory. With the decreased cost but improved power over prior architectures, dual-channel Nehalem may make a nice sweet-spot for gamers on a budget who want to remain faithful to Intel. The suggestion of i5 is spurious, because it doesn't support hyperthreading, but the i7 does. This may signal that i5 is on the outs, eventually.
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    Image of andyo andyo
    09/08/09

    @met2art: ?? Where have you seen other benefits with dual channel? If anything, Lynnfield is better because of a less restrained turbo mode. Did you see the tests, and the numerous previews before? This review is not much of a surprise. Triple channel and the QPI is what gives socket 1366 its potential advantage, though as Anand says this potential will be better served with upcoming 6- and 8-core chips. Then the differentiation will be obvious.
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    Image of met2art met2art
    09/08/09

    @andyo: Did I say dual-channel was a benefit? I don't recall that. Note: "even with dual channel memory" is a key part of the comment. Hyperthreading and other advancement sin the i7 architecture, over i5, make some compelling points, if the pricepoint is equivalent to i5. Although, mileage may vary, and it will depend greatly upon the mobo as well.
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    Image of andyo andyo
    09/09/09

    @met2art: There's been some confusion. When you said "Nehalem architecture", I now see you were including both Bloomfield and Lynnfield and comparing them to previous architectures (like Core). But the OP was confused about differences between sockets 1366 and 1156, so I thought you were comparing between those. Basically his question was why have an i7 on 1156, if you can't take advantage of triple channel. The reason is hyper threading, pretty much, but really the answer is that these Lynnfield i7's are much more similar to the i5 than to the Bloomfield i7's.
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    Image of DirtyDogg DirtyDogg
    09/02/09

    In reply to Microsoft and Intel Promise Longer Laptop Battery Life in Windows 7
    Or it could just be reported in base 10 to appear like longer battery life. . .
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    Image of SJRNWT SJRNWT
    09/02/09

    In reply to Microsoft and Intel Promise Longer Laptop Battery Life in Windows 7
    I think what people should be more focused on isn't how long the battery lasts in one use, but how many years the battery will last while still getting a full charge.

    My Dell laptop battery used to get me about 4.5 hours (undervolted) of battery life when I used to use it in class, but now it lasts maybe 2 hours at most. I've actually had the battery die on me by leaving it in sleep mode for a day.
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    Image of strider_mt2k strider_mt2k
    02/24/09

    In reply to AMD Phenom II Quad Core Reviewed: Great Today, But Tomorrow's Cloudy
    You probably don't want to hear what I have to say because I'm really biased.


    In fact I JUST built twin Core i7 gaming systems this past weekend for my bro-in law and I running Windows 7 64 too!


    I've always sworn by Intel CPUs and chipsets for their reliability, but my mind is blown with the Core i7.


    Newegg actually GAVE AWAY AMD CPUs with our orders!

    Now I have three of these "brisbane" things sitting around taking up space.


    So anyway, good luck.

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    Image of chorx chorx
    02/24/09

    In reply to AMD Phenom II Quad Core Reviewed: Great Today, But Tomorrow's Cloudy
    On the issue of AMDs future, one word. Bulldozer.
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    Image of soccer1105 soccer1105
    02/24/09

    @chorx: Apparently you enjoy paying to support monopolies that overcharge as much as possible. This is how we got Microsoft, no competition meant no reason to price competitively. Now we're paying $400 for a new OS when it comes out, and $300 for a decent Office suit. Maybe if you have so much money to spare you should spread the wealth a little bit.
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    Image of ZLevee ZLevee
    02/24/09

    @soccer1105: @EqualOpportunityCrasher: i apologize if I'm wrong, but you guys seem to have misunderstood "bulldozer". It's an entirely new architecture with SSE5 instructions.
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    Image of EqualOpportunityCrasher EqualOpportunityCrasher
    02/24/09

    @ZLevee: Hadn't heard of bulldozer yet. Heard of Intel's Nehalem though.
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    Image of ZLevee ZLevee
    02/24/09

    @EqualOpportunityCrasher: Nehalim is current intel architecture. Bulldozer is next gen AMD.
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    Image of EqualOpportunityCrasher EqualOpportunityCrasher
    02/24/09

    @ZLevee: Haha, I know. Just like Deneb, Agena, Kuma are all current AMD cores. Just I thought Nehalem and Bulldozer were supposed to be comparable.
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    Image of ZLevee ZLevee
    02/25/09

    @EqualOpportunityCrasher: AMD's been tight-lipped but supposedly Bulldozer is an architectural leap beyond Nehalim.... whether it will materialize before Intel makes yet another advance is the real question.
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    Image of Pootie Tang Pootie Tang
    02/24/09

    In reply to AMD Phenom II Quad Core Reviewed: Great Today, But Tomorrow's Cloudy
    How much power does any one of us really need? I mean this is a ridiculously powerful processor for most tasks. So it might take a few more seconds doing a video job here or a few frames off a game set on killer than the best Intel piece.


    Do we really want AMD to go away? Not if we like decent prices and continued improvement.


    If AMD dies, we lose a lot more than just an alternative.


    I always try to buy and promote AMD and will do so until they get more of a footing against a huge and very, very good Intel. I have yet to be dissappointed with any AMD products in the recent past.

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    Image of ZLevee ZLevee
    02/24/09

    @Pootie Tang: There's no need to apologize for AMD when they clearly bested intel on some of the tests.


    They are competitive for the moment, and the review says so, but points out that they will need to make further architectural improvements to stay competitive, as intel is already set on an easier performance growth path.

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    Image of wetworker wetworker
    12/01/08

    In reply to Windows 7 Will Run Fully Accelerated Graphics From Your CPU
    My vista 64 runs photoshop 64 like butter.

    ...smooth! :)
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    Image of ZLevee ZLevee
    12/01/08

    @wetworker: the snozzberries taste like snozzberries.
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    Image of ripfire ripfire
    12/01/08

    In reply to Windows 7 Will Run Fully Accelerated Graphics From Your CPU
    So how would it run Crysis if you SLI the CPU with the integrated graphics?
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    Image of ZLevee ZLevee
    12/01/08

    In reply to Windows 7 Will Run Fully Accelerated Graphics From Your CPU
    so will this let an older system with a graphics card that stutters on hi-def video (but can more or less play it) display that without hiccups?
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    Image of Serolf Divad Serolf Divad
    12/01/08

    In reply to Windows 7 Will Run Fully Accelerated Graphics From Your CPU
    They need to add a "Myst" mode to Crysis for Windows 7 setups without dedicated video cards.
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