We say, if you're launching a new product right around the time of a processor upgrade, don't take people's money for an extra week or so and make sure every customer has the newest parts. ![]() The PC makers in question blame Intel for shifting the release dates of these new CPUs. In some unfortunate cases, if you order (or preorder) right away, you'll actually be getting a laptop with the older second-generation CPUs, but if you wait another week or so (for quad-core, longer for dual-core), the same systems will be for sale with newer Ivy Bridge parts. Stock Frequency is maintained at 3.5Ghz, Turbo Boost frequency goes upto 3.9Ghz. One thing to definitely watch out for is new laptop models or refreshes announced right now or in the next few weeks. Besides Intel's new chips, it may also be worth waiting for Windows 8, or at least the free upgrade coupons we expect to see bundled with new laptops starting in late summer. This is a topic recently debated here at the CNET offices, and you can see the arguments for and against waiting here. I really need a mainstream laptop right now, should I tough it out and wait four to eight weeks? We'll have to wait until the mainstream versions of Ivy Bridge hit to really test battery life. Keep in mind that these are all examples of high-powered Core i7 laptops that aren't expected to have great battery life. In comparing two similar Asus N-series laptops, the newer Ivy Bridge version ran for an additional 12 minutes (226 versus 214 minutes). In comparing somewhat similar 17-inch Origin gaming laptops (one Ivy Bridge, one Sandy Bridge), we saw a small drop in battery life, but those were both outlier systems with power-hungry overclocked parts. Will these new CPUs make my next PC cost more?įrom the vendors we've spoken to, there should be no price difference to consumers once second-gen CPUs are swapped out for third-gen ones.Īfter the big leap made by last year's Sandy Bridge Intel chips, both battery life and application performance are in for modest gains. Take up to four 22nm next-generation Atom cores and pair them with Intels own Gen7 graphics (currently used in Ivy Bridge) and youve got Valleyview. ![]() ![]() For a more in-depth look at the HD 4000's gaming chops, read this detailed analysis.
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