Dual Core Pentium M laptops... or the XPS Gen 2?

I think waiting for the next super laptop is crazy really. The XPS2 is going to be a strong running machine and you will most likely get 2-3 years of good use out of it before it starts showing its age. By then, the systems that will be out will be increadible. I usually find myself upgrading to a new system every 2-3 years. Why not buy now, have a great time with it, and in a couple of years or so, buy the next killer system!! I already ordered mine and I know that it will play all the top games at killer speeds and will play future games very good as well. Computers don't last forever and by waiting, you just deprive yourself of good hardcore gaming.

I have had my 9100 for 11 months and I plan to get 2-3 years of good use from it.....

The systems out in 2007 will be incredible....

If you have a 9100 and cant wait for the latest. go for it, but I like buying every 3 years, that way you get a quantam leap in percieved performance instead of incremental steps....

On that note, what type of performance could we expect from an XPS2 or a 9300 with maxed out specs (not overclocked) 3DMark numbers etc? Just curious.

I got you beat on that. I have an IBM Celeron 550 laptop and it only has I think 178mb ram . It barely runs XP and I used it on my last trip to the south west for uploading pics from a Nikon D70. It took forever to load the pics on it but it did work which is amazing in itself. Yeah, If I had the money I'd upgrade more often, but I still think its better to get the most use out of a system and wait. When you do upgrade its like night and day and its increadible! I can only imagine what the pc's of the future hold!

Besides, if you wait till the dual-core Yonah's are out...by then something else better will be "just around the corner". Then it will be "Hmmm...should I buy the Yonah laptop, or should I wait for X?"


J

Maybe I can offer some insight. I set out to purchase a laptop 10 months ago, and I just now ordered an XPS 2. It just doesn't get any better-- for me it's the ideal system in tech specs. I wanted the best video card, a pentium M, and PCI-Express upgradeability. The XPS 2 delivers exactly that. But, I know that the XPS 2 will have enough performance for me.

As for you, I don't know what kind of performance needs you have, but after waiting 10 months, I saw laptops go from the mobility radeon 9700 to the geforce 6800 ultra go, an entirely new level of performance. I don't believe you'll see that much change in another 10 months, the 6800 ultra go is going to be around for a long time. Dual core processors? I think they will offer nothing revolutionary in performance, just another speed increment. I think the XPS 2 will be able to upgrade to those processors anyways, but time will tell.

G'day Rob,

The XPS2 has posted 5000+ in 3d05 and 12000+ in 3d03 in several reviews. The 9300 will probably hit about 4000+ and 9000+ going on the P4 versions.

Cheers

I want a Dual Core G5 Powerbook

Are you kidding? While I am certainly not waiting for dual core processor before buying my next laptop - I am quite sure that this technology will offer a substantial leap in performance. If you look at all the simultaneous applications that people typically run on a PC it becomes quite clear that this technology is going to be a real winner. Each application (or more precisely task) represents a thread that must essentially "wait" for a slice of processing time. By adding another processor core (engine) the operating system can essentially execute multiple threads simultaneously. This represents a completely different (and better) approach to increasing performance. Rather than slightly increasing the performance of a CPU Intel will be adding a second engine to a CPU. This will help PC’s to be much better at multi-tasking.

Even when only executing a single application – like a 3-D shooter – this technology can be extremely useful. For example in a 3-D shooter one thread could be used for driving the main game loop while another thread could be used for the synchronization of data across the LAN/Internet, which is obviously critical to multiplayer games. Having a dual core processor lets both of these threads execute at the same time – rather than one of them “waiting” for CPU while the other one processes.

Remember 1980?

"No one needs more than 640K of Ram"

Remember 1995?

"Wow! Windows 95 Requires 16 MBs of Ram!!! Damn that's alot!! And the 2 MB graphic card kicks ass!!!"

Heh, do yall remember 1999?

"Wow DVDs hold 8.5 GBs dual-layered!"

Damn technology and it's ever increasing performance

I can't wait till 2011!!!

"Hey remember that laptop you bought in 2007!!! What a pathetic machine!!! It could only support DDR-III, DDR-IV is the way to go now! And whats up with 64-Bit? That is SO 2005"

*drool*
an unrealengine3 game on a laptop that can run it maxed out *droooooooool*