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The Intel Core i7 upgrade for the Alienware M11x is well worth it (in some games)

Clerarly the older processors are OK for most games, but I was amazed by the performance improvement of the Core i7 640M processor over the older Pentium SU4100 (even overclocked at 1.7 GHz) in some games, namely Shattered Horizon and Battlefield: Bad Company 2. So if you can afford it and don’t mind losing some battery life (45 min of Internet use), go for the Core i7 option.

Update: Looks like Dell has released a software update that gives an extra 45 minutes of battery life, so the Core i5/i7 models get much closer to the original Pentium/Core 2 Duo version.

Related posts:

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  3. Core i7 processors available for the Alienware M17x
  4. Laptop reviews: Alienware M11x Core i7, Acer Aspire 5551G, Samsung Q330, Toshiba Satellite L650/L670D…
  5. Alienware M17x full review, with benchmarks (at Notebookjournal.de)

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