A Quick Question
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I'm buying a laptop, primarily so that I can keep up with my homework while travelling for work. Given that my idea of a rousing game is Solitaire, is there any reason that I should pay $300 extra for an i7, instead of an i5 processor? I'm trying to think of one, but I'm stuck.
Will Rogers never met me.
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I'm buying a laptop, primarily so that I can keep up with my homework while travelling for work. Given that my idea of a rousing game is Solitaire, is there any reason that I should pay $300 extra for an i7, instead of an i5 processor? I'm trying to think of one, but I'm stuck.
Will Rogers never met me.
Faster compiles when writing software, and faster results when running CPU heavy engineering software are the only ones that occurs to me. YMMV on if it's worth the premium. PS The gaming upgrade would be a discrete GPU. :)
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, waging all things in the balance of reason? Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful? --Zachris Topelius Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies. -- Sarah Hoyt
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Faster compiles when writing software, and faster results when running CPU heavy engineering software are the only ones that occurs to me. YMMV on if it's worth the premium. PS The gaming upgrade would be a discrete GPU. :)
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, waging all things in the balance of reason? Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful? --Zachris Topelius Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies. -- Sarah Hoyt
I'm not sure what you mean by "heavy engineering software." I use ESRI ArcGIS at work and at home, along with AutoCAD, but I don't plan to use the laptop for anything that demanding. For homework I'll need mostly Word and Excel, plus a bit of Minitab statistics software, if I decide to buy the package...
Will Rogers never met me.
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I'm not sure what you mean by "heavy engineering software." I use ESRI ArcGIS at work and at home, along with AutoCAD, but I don't plan to use the laptop for anything that demanding. For homework I'll need mostly Word and Excel, plus a bit of Minitab statistics software, if I decide to buy the package...
Will Rogers never met me.
Autocad with a larger blueprint would probably count. I suspect ESRI's stuff would as well. Various modeling/simulation software ranks even higher on that list; a few years ago one of my coworkers got a $10kish godbox for RF modeling software; IIRC the specs would still crush most high end desktops on non-GPU accelerated tasks. If you're not doing anything like that on the laptop feel free to spend the $300 on something more useful.
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, waging all things in the balance of reason? Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful? --Zachris Topelius Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies. -- Sarah Hoyt
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I'm buying a laptop, primarily so that I can keep up with my homework while travelling for work. Given that my idea of a rousing game is Solitaire, is there any reason that I should pay $300 extra for an i7, instead of an i5 processor? I'm trying to think of one, but I'm stuck.
Will Rogers never met me.
No. Though i think you need some Whiskey. Bryce
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No. Though i think you need some Whiskey. Bryce
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Our kids books :The Snot Goblin, and Book 2 - the Snotgoblin and Fluff The Snotgoblin for the IpadI've had some beer tonight; does that count? Tomorrow is scotch night, right after I pick up the laptop I just ordered, on the strength of your recommendation. If I hate it, that will be entirely your fault. ;P
Will Rogers never met me.
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Autocad with a larger blueprint would probably count. I suspect ESRI's stuff would as well. Various modeling/simulation software ranks even higher on that list; a few years ago one of my coworkers got a $10kish godbox for RF modeling software; IIRC the specs would still crush most high end desktops on non-GPU accelerated tasks. If you're not doing anything like that on the laptop feel free to spend the $300 on something more useful.
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, waging all things in the balance of reason? Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful? --Zachris Topelius Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies. -- Sarah Hoyt
Dan Neely wrote:
feel free to spend the $300 on something more useful
Don't say that the bastard will be down the casino turning it into $600 or at least a non loss and come back here crowing about it!
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity RAH
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Dan Neely wrote:
feel free to spend the $300 on something more useful
Don't say that the bastard will be down the casino turning it into $600 or at least a non loss and come back here crowing about it!
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity RAH
That would be a waste. I'm sure Rodger could get some fine single malts that would give a lot more than one nights pleasure for $300.
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, waging all things in the balance of reason? Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful? --Zachris Topelius Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies. -- Sarah Hoyt
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Dan Neely wrote:
feel free to spend the $300 on something more useful
Don't say that the bastard will be down the casino turning it into $600 or at least a non loss and come back here crowing about it!
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity RAH
Did I mention that, last week, I was dealt 4 aces with a deuce kicker? Paid $400, IIRC. My girl tapped a Royal Flush for 4000 a few minutes later, BTW... A pity she was only betting nickels at the time. :doh:
Will Rogers never met me.
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I'm buying a laptop, primarily so that I can keep up with my homework while travelling for work. Given that my idea of a rousing game is Solitaire, is there any reason that I should pay $300 extra for an i7, instead of an i5 processor? I'm trying to think of one, but I'm stuck.
Will Rogers never met me.
Avoid ASUS. I have been looking for their support for the last 2 weeks, and I am still looking. They have absolutely the worst after sales service I have ever to deal with.
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Did I mention that, last week, I was dealt 4 aces with a deuce kicker? Paid $400, IIRC. My girl tapped a Royal Flush for 4000 a few minutes later, BTW... A pity she was only betting nickels at the time. :doh:
Will Rogers never met me.
Bugger off Roger, you are talking to someone who balances your winning - consistently.
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity RAH
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I'm buying a laptop, primarily so that I can keep up with my homework while travelling for work. Given that my idea of a rousing game is Solitaire, is there any reason that I should pay $300 extra for an i7, instead of an i5 processor? I'm trying to think of one, but I'm stuck.
Will Rogers never met me.
Roger Wright wrote:
is there any reason that I should pay $300 extra for an i7
You will be able to use it a little longer because i7 will become an old technology about half a year or so after i5 becomes one.
A year spent in artificial intelligence is enough to make one believe in God
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I'm buying a laptop, primarily so that I can keep up with my homework while travelling for work. Given that my idea of a rousing game is Solitaire, is there any reason that I should pay $300 extra for an i7, instead of an i5 processor? I'm trying to think of one, but I'm stuck.
Will Rogers never met me.
I built myself a desktop recently - an I5 quad core and I am amazed at the speed of it. I decided not to pay the extra ~200 it would have cost me for the I7 processor as the benefits were not really that great looking at the specs(for the money). I'd say unless you can afford to burn $300 stick with the I5.
“That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.”
― Christopher Hitchens
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I'm buying a laptop, primarily so that I can keep up with my homework while travelling for work. Given that my idea of a rousing game is Solitaire, is there any reason that I should pay $300 extra for an i7, instead of an i5 processor? I'm trying to think of one, but I'm stuck.
Will Rogers never met me.
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Avoid ASUS. I have been looking for their support for the last 2 weeks, and I am still looking. They have absolutely the worst after sales service I have ever to deal with.
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I'm buying a laptop, primarily so that I can keep up with my homework while travelling for work. Given that my idea of a rousing game is Solitaire, is there any reason that I should pay $300 extra for an i7, instead of an i5 processor? I'm trying to think of one, but I'm stuck.
Will Rogers never met me.
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But their stuff is so cheap that you can simply throw it away and buy it anew, instead of trying to repair it.
Unfortunately, not their tablets. 600 euros for a tablet, arrived broken, after 2 weeks at repair, they still dont even know when they will get replacement part stock. They are making their problem mine, and we all know what happened to HTC last time someone pissed me off and wasted my time...
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Unfortunately, not their tablets. 600 euros for a tablet, arrived broken, after 2 weeks at repair, they still dont even know when they will get replacement part stock. They are making their problem mine, and we all know what happened to HTC last time someone pissed me off and wasted my time...
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leppie wrote:
we all know
But me ? What did you do ? Last time I checked, the company still existed.
Rage wrote:
Last time I checked, the company still existed.
Yes, I am not that cruel :) It was to do with HTC failing to release source code (particularly the kernel) that is under GPL.
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leppie wrote:
we all know
But me ? What did you do ? Last time I checked, the company still existed.