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Wait for Merom or just buy now?

post #1 of 10
8/1/06 at 4:48pm
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I am purchasing a laptop for college next year. I have a harddrive and memory, just need the rest (planning on getting a z96j). However, it feels stupid to buy a Yonah based laptop when Merom is just around the corner (late august/early september maybe?). I was planning on having it built before college, but now I'm thinking that I should just wait for Merom to be released.

My options right now are to:
a) buy a 2ghz yonah and upgrade to merom when its cheaper
b) buy a cheap yonah (1.66 or 1.83) and upgrade to merom earlier
c) wait for merom

any suggestions? I'm leaning towards waiting. It feels dumb to pay 300+ for a processor that will cost much less in a month and when there will be a superior product available for nearly the same price..
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post #2 of 10
8/1/06 at 5:08pm
There's always something new around the corner but if you can wait it might be worthwhile at this point. I just ordered a W3J knowing the Meron's are coming but given the lack of 64 bit software available I figure I'll run with the 32 bit chip for a couple of years and then upgrade. Its not like the dual 2 GHz chips are lacking in power
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post #3 of 10
8/1/06 at 5:42pm
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But even if I did decide to just get Yonah's, won't they be much cheaper once Merom is available? Nobody's going to pay $320 or whatever for a T2500 when the Core 2 Duos are out...
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post #4 of 10
8/1/06 at 6:14pm
Just buy NOW, and upgrade to Core 2 Duo (Merom) in a year or so when prices go down. Thats what I'll be doing. All current Yonah machines will be able to upgrade to the Merom processor.
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post #5 of 10
8/1/06 at 6:45pm
Wait. Although 'somthing new' is always around to corner, you are waiting one piece of hardware, right before the release of a newer model. IMHO, it would be really foolish to buy a processor right now.

You've made all the good points already. You can either wiat and get a merom, or wait till merom is out, and pay a good deal less for the current 'top of the line' procs.

Etiher way, it's really up to you, but I think that your initial instinct of waiting is correct.
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post #6 of 10
8/4/06 at 10:08am
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Originally Posted by sanitystealer
Wait. Although 'somthing new' is always around to corner, you are waiting one piece of hardware, right before the release of a newer model. IMHO, it would be really foolish to buy a processor right now.

You've made all the good points already. You can either wiat and get a merom, or wait till merom is out, and pay a good deal less for the current 'top of the line' procs.

Etiher way, it's really up to you, but I think that your initial instinct of waiting is correct.

We are talking about 4 weeks at the latest!!!
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post #7 of 10
8/4/06 at 10:27am
Why not buy a Z96j with a Core 2 Duo (Merom) now? The 2.16 GHz Merom only costs $40 more than the Yonah 2.16 GHz:
http://www.geared2play.com/store/pro.../z96j/z96j.htm

I suspect that the cheaper 2.0 Merom will be a available soon.
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post #8 of 10
8/4/06 at 4:56pm
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Originally Posted by flipcody

I suspect that the cheaper 2.0 Merom will be a available soon.

RIGHT around the corner!!
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post #9 of 10
8/6/06 at 2:05am
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Originally Posted by flipcody
Why not buy a Z96j with a Core 2 Duo (Merom) now? The 2.16 GHz Merom only costs $40 more than the Yonah 2.16 GHz:
http://www.geared2play.com/store/pro.../z96j/z96j.htm

I suspect that the cheaper 2.0 Merom will be a available soon.

LOL, in Limited Quantities, thats alot of cash (20.00 difference from Yonah 2.16) for having 64bit and a 20% boost in performance(which many average users dont see)


Right now you will have plenty of power with either of the Yonah series of Core Duo's. Wait until a couple of years to purchase a Merom chip once prices subside and you can make the upgrade easily without any hassle.
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post #10 of 10
8/12/06 at 5:07am
Why not buy it with a Celeron-M 410/420/430 now (because they're really cheap and they still use the Yonah core, so they work in Core Duo mainboards) and then upgrade to Merom later? It'll cost a little bit more than just waiting for Merom to arrive, but you get the laptop sooner.
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