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    Strongest Processors on Notebooks?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by therock003, Apr 11, 2009.

  1. therock003

    therock003 Notebook Geek

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    Which ones are the strongest processors implemnted on the notebooks today? I need to purchase a notebook strongly for CAD/GIS use and i notice that at best you get core 2 duo 2.13-2.40 Ghz. Can\t you do any better without going overboard?

    Also is it worth getting a laptop with 4G DDR-3 memory if processor is limited to 2.4g?
     
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    GamingACU Notebook Deity

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    some of the clevo/sager notebooks use desktop processors which can go up to a 3.0ghz quad, but if you're looking for a smaller notebook you can go up to a 3.06ghz core 2 duo on the sager np5797 or a 2.93ghz on the 15.4" np8662
     
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  3. King of Interns

    King of Interns Simply a laptop enthusiast

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    If processing power is your main concern and you don't have mega bucks then you could have a look at the Asus C90P. Uses desktop processors and its only a 15.4 laptop. Even Q9650 will fit @ 3ghz. With a high end 3 ghz core 2 duo it goes for around 1000-1200 bucks and includes 4gb ram.
     
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    The fastest specific notebook processors are the dual core 3.06 Ghz Intel Core 2 Extreme, and the fastest notebook quad core is the 2.53 Ghz Intel Core 2 Extreme.

    As mentioned above, some notebooks have desktop processors as well, up to 3.2 Ghz dual and 3 Ghz quad (or more?)
     
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    3.33ghz duo and 3.0ghz quad are the biggest I've seen on any laptop. I believe they're both desktop processors though.
     
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    Is it worth it, gunning for laptops with such processing power?

    As i said i'm mainly interested in running business applications. If laptops cant get the job done, then maybe i should look for a desktop solution so that i wont waste my money and not get what i initially wanted.
     
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    What is your budget? Do you need portability? Do you care about battery life? For the same amount, desktops will easily be much more powerful (plus coupled w/ after market cooling, OCing can further help). But if you need to do work on the road or move around a lot, then you will have to sacrifice power for that portability. Powerful notebooks can do the job, but it will cost more.
     
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    My Budget is around 1000-1250 EUR. I care about portability in the sense that i need to work in my office as well, but that's it, i only need to work in my house and my office. I dont need to work on the road or elsewhere, my work concentrated on these two areas.

    So what o you reckon, should i go for a much powerful desktop on the aforemoentioned price range?
     
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    In that case a desktop replacement laptop would be fine as you get little battery but can move it around very easily.
     
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    Any suggestions for a good desktop replacement laptop?
     
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    strongest mobile cpu is the qx9300 its a 2.53ghz quad core.

    it overclocks rather well somebody had it going 4ghz but I imagine 3.4 or so is the norm.

    I think I will get one down the road, I have a q9000 right now the 2.0ghz quad and mine overclocks to 2.75ghz+ but my ram is holding me back right now.
     
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  12. stevezachtech

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    Most of the desktop processors have a close cousin for notebooks, so you can expect dual cores, quad cores and the like to be available for notebooks.
     
    stevezachtech, Apr 15, 2009
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