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Dell processor question

post #1 of 5
8/13/10 at 8:01am
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Hi,

On my (damaged) Dell XPS M1330 from 2008 I had the CORE 2 DUO T9300 2.50GHZ processor.

On the free replacement Dell is offering me (Studio XPS 16 - no Studio XPS 13 anymore?) they are saying I have to take an Intel i3.

So is that a suitable improvement in performance over the old processor?

I'm not much of a gamer, I'll be using it for movies (HD) and some development work using MS Visual Studio.NET and maybe Java in Eclipse....

The OS on the replacement will be Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit.

If I decide to pay for an upgrade to say, an Intel i5, how much would I expect to pay?

thanks for any comments or advice
Philip
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post #2 of 5
8/13/10 at 8:18am
Insist on a Core i5 replacement with no extra $$ on your part. Good luck!

cheers ...
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post #3 of 5
8/13/10 at 2:11pm
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post #4 of 5
8/13/10 at 7:08pm
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had to pay for the i5 430M - £98 or take the i3 ... so I paid up...no other option apparently...
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post #5 of 5
8/14/10 at 8:51am
Hmmm ... bloody Dell reps I must say. Bunch of commission croonies

cheers ...
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