So the Alienware M17x has been updated with Intel Core i7 processors (and Core i5; please note the i5 and the i7 620M are dual-core processors). You will have to wait a bit more for the update to ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5870, probably until mid- or late-february, at least that’s the ETA of the Asus G73JH according to Xotic PC.
Mobile Core i7
Core i7 processors available for the Alienware M17x
Monday, January 18th, 2010Core i7 Laptops
Tuesday, October 27th, 2009Here you have a compilation of the most important information I have published about laptops with Intel Core i7 Mobile processors:
Intel Core i7 Mobile processors draw a 30% more power than Core 2 ones
Monday, October 26th, 2009Finally! Somebody has performed a power consumption comparison between Intel Core i7 processors for laptops and Core 2 ones in similar configurations. The conclusion: a Core i7-920XM draws a 32% more power than a Core 2 Extreme QX9300 when idle, a 24% when playing a DVD. The performance benefit is ar0und 20% (between 0 and 36%, in general), so the efficiency of this new processors is not impressive. It would be very interesting to see data from the non-Extreme processors, but the results would be probably similar.
Source: Tom’s Hardware
Buy Core i7 laptops (Quad-core): models and pricing
Friday, September 25th, 2009It is likely than in a few months the market is flooded by laptops with Intel Core i7 Mobile processors, but if you are looking to buy one of them I guess you are going to find useful to have them listed. You can also find also useful this compilation of Core i7 Mobile benchmarks. Remember that Core i7 Mobile processors are quad-core chips.
Acer
- Aspire 5940G (15″, ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4650). Not yet available.
- Aspire 8940G (18″, Nvidia GeForce GTS 250M). Not yet available. Recommended price is 1349 USD.
Alienware
Asus
- G51J (15″, Nvidia GeForce GTX 260M). 1489 USD at ZipZoomfly, customizable from 1405 USD at Xotic PC.
- G60J (16″, Nvidia GeForce GTX 260M). Not yet available.
- M60J (16″, Nvidia GeForce GT 240M). 1494 USD at Buy.com
, 1543 USD at pcRUSH
, customizable from 1502 USD at Xotic PC.
Clevo
- W860CU (Sager NP8690: 15″, Nvidia GeForce GTX 280M). From 1692 USD at XoticPC, from 1379 GBP at Novatech.
- W870CU (Sager NP8760: 17″, Nvidia GeForce GTX 260M or 280M). From 1893 USD at Xotic PC, from 1609 GBP at Novatech.
Dell
- Studio 15 (15″, ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4570). Customizable from 999 USD at Dell USA, 699 GBP at Dell UK.
- Studio 17 (17″, ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4650). Customizable from 1099 USD at Dell USA, 799 GBP at Dell UK.
- Studio XPS 16 (16″, ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4670). Customizable from 1299 USD at Dell USA, 1079 GPB at Dell UK.
- Precision M6500 (17?, ATI FirePro M7740 or Nvidia Quadro FX3800M). From 2749 USD at Dell USA, 1279 GBP at Dell UK.
HP
- Pavilion dv6 (16″, Nvidia GeForce GT 230M). Customizable from 999 USD at HP USA
, from 949 GBP at HP UK.
- Pavilion dv7 (17″, Nvidia GeForce GT 230M). Customizable from 1149 USD at HP USA
, from 1099 GBP at HP UK.
- Pavilion dv8 (18″, Nvidia GeForce GT 230M). Customizable from 1299 USD at HP USA
- Envy 15 (15″, ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4830). Customizable from 1799 USD at HP USA
from 2299 USD), from 1199 GBP at HP UK.
Lenovo
- Ideapad Y550P (15″, Nvidia GeForce GT 240M). 1149 USD at PC Mall
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MSI
- GT640 (15″, Nvidia GeForce GTS 250M). Not yet available.
- GT740 (17″, Nvidia GeForce GTS 250M). Not yet available.
Toshiba
- Qosmio X500 (18″, Nvidia GeForce GTS 250M). 1499 USD at PC Mall
, 1447 at Buy.com
with 6 GB RAM and 64 GB SSD+320 GB HD.
Intel Core i7 for laptops benchmarked (720QM, 820QM, 920XM)
Monday, September 21st, 2009So the guys at PC Pro are first publishing benchmarks of the Mobile Core i7 processor for laptops.
- Performance-wise, the results are quite interesting: the mid-range Core i7-820QM (quad-core running at 1.73 GHz stock) is about as fast as the top of the line Core 2 Extreme QX9300, and it seems to cost arount 470 USD less.
- Battery-wise, it is hard to extract firm conclusions because the power draw measurements were measured for the full system and in laptops with very different configurations (the Core i7 was paired with a GeForce GT 240M while the Core 2 Extreme was paired with a Quadro FX3700M (comparable to a GTX 280M). Anyway, the 6-cell battery (4,800 mAh) of the Core i7 laptop lasted for more than 200 minutes of light use, that’s very good for a high-performance laptop.
Stay tuned for more performance data of the Mobile Core i7 processors.
Found via: Portables4Gamers, Engadget, Fudzilla.
Update: more benchmarks. The advantage of the i7-920XM over the QX9300 is not embarrassing, but considerable. I’m still not convinced by the battery life tests.
- Notebookjournal (i7-820QM)
- Anandtech (i7-920XM)
- Legit Reviews (i7-920XM)
- Notebookjournal.de (i7-720QM, i7-820QM and i7-920XM compared)
- Tom’s Hardware (i7-920XM)
- Notebookcheck (i7-720QM, i7-820QM and i7-920XM compared)
Do you know what’s the best Core i7 processor for your next laptop? Have a look at the Core i7 laptops list.
