sandy bridge cores arent much different compared to arrandale cores.. for mobile cores of course
but for desktops its a huge difference, so there's no harm getting arrandale cores
i mean if u compare arrandale cores with sandy bridge cores,

take i5 540m which is clocked at 2.53 and turbo to 3.06, the closest sandy bridge core to the arrandale 1
is i5 2520m which is 2.5 at basic speed and 3.2 turbo (only 0.6 ghz faster) and i5 2540 2.6/3.3 turbo

doesnt make much of a difference and plus, new = expensive

however for the i7 models, sandy bridge is significantly faster compared to arrandale but the cons is faster = hotter
i'd prefer a cooler i5 arrandale than wait my life for expensive new sandy bridge cores..

and if u hate xps 15, why are u even here?

This post has been edited by thieflord: Nov 27 2010, 09:37 PM

wonder why people pay so much for laptop bags.. get a cheapskate schoolbag (mine is around rm 45 polo brand) it fits 17" laptops in the main compartment and the cooler can put at the back compartment.. but heavy~
or do a little bit of custom sewing.. i sewn a piece of cloth (its actually 6layers of cloth sewn together) right at the middle of the main compartment.. that way i can hav both the cooler n laptop in the same compartment without the cooler scratching my laptop..

i have inspiron 15R btw

edit: its a north face bag, rm 75 (mountain climbing bag) the polo 1 is for my netbook

This post has been edited by thieflord: Dec 6 2010, 09:27 PM