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Processing power: Obviously the P4EE has a leg up on the Dothan w/ it's much higher clock speed but that is really only part of the picture. For general use you probably wouldn't notice a difference however when it comes to crunching...
I don't know if there is a Best Buy in your area or not but anyway I picked up a very good bag at my local Best Buy to carry the 8790 I just ordered. They had a very good selection of bags I thought... I was going to order one on-line...
Quote: Originally Posted by YuriSEAL GHz!=performance. A 2.4 GHz Athlon 64 will easily outperform a 2.8 GHz P4 for almost anything, and the new 2.6 GHz Athlon 64 will outperform virtually every Intel chip in virtually...
Still, if the 8790 is enough to meet your performance needs perfectly, what do I have to say, aside from "Buy a 3790, they're cheaper and about as zippy?" =========== Well for one thing the 3790 only comes with a 15.4...
My order for a 8790 was confirmed Monday & I got the Tracking # this morning, so I should have it by tomorrow with 2 Day Air shipping ...
That's PoorBoy's way of quoting me. He's so poor, his browser doesn't display the quote button ========= hahahaha, yes, I have to scrimp to afford the Laptop ...
Yeah, but when it comes time to upgrade, you'll have to get a whole new laptop ========== I'm not worried about that because it's the only laptop I will probably ever buy. It took me 3 years just to decide to buy this one because I...
holy crap I priced out one from Eurocom and it came to over 5k. ========== hehe...I went there too and started configuring one, the only way I could see getting one from them was if I sold my First Born Son ....
Wow, that's not a bad price. Just add another gig of ram and another HDD and you're set for under 3500 ========== I ordered the 8790 Monday & in a way I'm glad I didn't wait for the 9860. It would have cost me about another $600...
Yes it's possible they may announce something, just my luck I figure, on the day I order the 8790 they would announce the 9860. But i didn't see anything over there yet pointing to the 9860 even this morning so I don't know... If they...
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