Companies like Dell and HP didn't waste time releasing the prices for notebooks equipped with Intel Core i7 chips. More companies are soon to follow in there footsteps. Hopefully in a few years Core i7 will be the new standard for notebooks like Core 2 Duo has become.
The technology behind the new quad core cpu's from Intel is groundbreaking and very efficient. The speeds of the new class of processors has made Core i7 mobile processors the fastest chips you can get for notebooks. The chips main functions that make them so great are the multi-threading and turbo mode that really put this processor above the rest.
The multi-threading capabilities help PC users run multi-threaded applications with ease using Intel advanced hyper threading technology. If you want an example you can do multiple things at once faster than you've ever been able to on any other laptop computer before. Video games, Editing video, pictures or 3-D rendering will work flawlessly, it would be like using a high powered desktop.
Another great feature is the turbo mode which allows the processor speed to be increased and decreased by itself based on how much power you need. To give you an example the stock clock speed for a Intel Core i7 920XM is 2.0GHz but in turbo mode the power can be boosted to 3.2GHz. The turbo mode is the one feature out of all this processor offers that will be the biggest boost to performance for most people out there who do power demanding work on there laptops.
This new processing technology has one drawback the power consumption of the battery gives you an average battery life of around 46 minutes. But I guarantee that will be the best 46 minutes of your computing life. The technology is really only for those who are looking for a desktop replacement. The screen sizes for the laptops that have these chips averages at about 16 inches and goes up to 18 inches.
The cost for a Intel Core i7 powered laptop computer isn't as expensive as some were expecting them to be. Prices are at $899+ for you to get a Core i7 notebook. There are many companies that have these notebooks available to you from Dell, HP, Asus, Cyberpower and Sager. You can read reviews for all kinds of laptops from high-powered desktop replacements to netbooks at http://www.laptop-computer-planet.com/
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