I realize that it is 200MHz x 4, so really 800MHz more if you can possibly use that. I can't tell exactly what chips they're using, but I'm guessing: i7-2720QM (2.2GHz) and i7-2630QM (2.0GHz). Looks like the higher end one has better turbo boost (to 3.3GHz instead of 2.9GHz) unless I've got the wrong chips?
http://ark.intel.com/Compare.aspx?ids=52219,53463,50067
For the active/foreground application, I *think* most people are going to notice the turbo more than the base frequency. So we're really looking at 2.9GHz versus 3.3GHz? That is significant.
Plus, the high end chip appears to have a few other features that might be useful to people. The VT-d support might be useful down the road for people intending to run vmware or parallels?
I'm not a gamer - though I do connect to a 30" monitor. I don't think the graphics differences are that interesting to me. Though I'm sure they are to others. But please comment.
http://ark.intel.com/Compare.aspx?ids=52219,53463,50067
For the active/foreground application, I *think* most people are going to notice the turbo more than the base frequency. So we're really looking at 2.9GHz versus 3.3GHz? That is significant.
Plus, the high end chip appears to have a few other features that might be useful to people. The VT-d support might be useful down the road for people intending to run vmware or parallels?
I'm not a gamer - though I do connect to a 30" monitor. I don't think the graphics differences are that interesting to me. Though I'm sure they are to others. But please comment.
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