Dell has finally released the expected plethora of notebooks with an Arrandale refresh.

Laptops with the i5 treatment include the Studio 15, Studio 14 and Studio XPS 16

Though each costs substantially more than their individual base package.

This post has been edited by Loki[D.d.G]: Jan 8 2010, 04:44 AM

I hope they fix their Studio XPS 16 throttle issues.. Or this one wont have it? ? LoL..

dell is fast...

how about i3? plan to get i3 for my sister study usage and maybe i5/i7 for myself before cny

As I predicted

Released on the very first day of CES 2010. Not bad at all

hope the benchmarks are good for the core i5...
i want to get one.

juz read the dsktop ones will do...

very happy to see that the i5 is out, now i can finally place my order... but it's a little disappointing that the difference is just 200 bucks...

i read this thread thoroughly, and from what i understand, i5 will replace c2d.

if i get a new laptop, is it worth to wait for the i5 considering that only dell offers laptpo with i5 processor nowadays?
performance wise, is there any major difference between i5 and c2d?

Acer 4740G, 5740G, 5942G would come with Core i5 processors LoL..

Just hoping to see them in Malaysia..

Clock for clock, the new Arrandale processors are absolutely decimating their older Penryn counterparts.

So, perhaps it would be worth waiting for more manufacturers to bring in their i5 equipped rigs. Hopefully with ATI's latest Mobility Radeon HD5000 series included.

This post has been edited by Loki[D.d.G]: Jan 14 2010, 03:09 AM

Where is AMD Vision anyway? I was expecting new processors from them for the Vision Platform LoL..

out long ago lor...

afaik, acer has 5740G with i5 520M and HD5470 (rm2999) or i5 430M and HD5650. either u take better processor or gpu

i d go for i5 430m and hd5650 . if you want to game.
hd5470 is still below 9600m gt on the chart.

RM3k for the i5-430M and HD5650 sounds too good to be true. It's akin to the BenQ S57, and that is an EOL model, not brand spanking new. And considering this comes with Windows pre-installed, if true, it is probably the deal of the year; And it's only January

This post has been edited by Loki[D.d.G]: Jan 14 2010, 03:45 PM

wow...sure abt tat?

for ati5650 im not sure.. thats y din put the price there. definitely will be higher but by how much? no idea. if 200 or 300 extra still acceptable to me but is that possible?

the price for 4740G is now rm2500. with i5 430M but only 2gb ram and 14" display. lets say add another 2 gb ram, larger screen and ATI 5650-Geforce 310M. can it goes up to 3.5k?

This post has been edited by synz: Jan 14 2010, 05:23 PM

Consider that comparable notebooks with the HD4650 cost RM3k and above. Then consider Arrandale is new tech, as is the HD5000 series.

RM3.5k is a conservative guess, IMO

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This post has been edited by synz: Jan 14 2010, 10:05 PM