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Re: The new new laptop.../ De look at this please

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Re: "This is the processor from Intel's website. While you mentioned they sent you a I7 4810MQ , which is incorrect, the I7 4900 MQ unless it is running onturbo speed is not going to reach 3.8 Ghz speed. "I looked at that page earlier. In fact, I pulled it up and the one for the i7-4810MQ processor and compared them line by line. The two processors are very similar, only differing in 3 or 4 places. Each difference favors the i7-4900MQ, btw. The most important difference, imo, is the Smartcache: 6MB -vs- 8MB, which is a LOT when on-cpu memory matters.

Note that intel prices the i7-4900MQ at $570. It prices the i7-4810MQ at $380. That's a big difference!

I'm aware that the processor doesn't run at 3.8Ghz, except as needed. We could overclock it. That may come at a price. Sometimes, when systems are overclocked, the processor's life is shortened (due to heat.) There's probably a good reason that the base frequency is just 2.8Ghz. Both cpus are like this, by the way.

We received our return tag from the vendor and will send the laptop back for exchange tomorrow. We did ask the vendor to actually boot the replacement system and verify the cpu is what it's supposed to be... don't just trust whatever's written on its cardboard box.
Hopefully they'll take our request seriously. I really don't want to have to return a third unit.

Quite a scam though, don't you think? Someone may be doing this with THOUSANDS of laptops... substituting a cheap processor for an expensive one, then selling the expensive one. They could be making millions, and where's the risk if the companies involved don't view the scam as CRIMINAL?




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Re: The new new laptop.../ De look at this please
By: micro in POPE 5
Wed, 08 May 19 2:12 AM 		Msg. 31594 of 62138

http://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/75131/intel-core-i7-4900mq-processor-8m-cache-up-to-3-80-ghz.html

This is the processor from Intel's website. While you mentioned they sent you a I7 4810MQ , which is incorrect, the I7 4900 MQ unless it is running onturbo speed is not going to reach 3.8 Ghz speed. It's normal operating speed is 2.8 Ghz Because iti s hyperthreaded and comes with four cores, it processes at 8 cores whichis great.

Just take a look. If you can find something somewhere else that indicates that a genuine Intel Mobile I7 4900MQ is benchmarked at 3.8 Ghz as the standard operating speed I would love to see it..

Thanks De and good luck.

And No, your faith in humanity is not misplaced. Most will let you down and that should be no surprise to you.


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