Luis, I was once advised by a previous boss to always buy the machine with the best performance you can afford!
Is there any choice in disk speed? I would avoid 5400rpm disks (are they still sold, I'm not sure). I would think that would have an effect, especially if you are exporting a large number of images. Regards, Tony. On 21/03/13 22:38, Luis Carlos wrote: > Hi: > > I will buy a Linux Laptop (system76) and I've got three different > options for the processor. Speeding up Darktable exporting process is my > main reason to change my laptop :-) > > These are the options: > > Core i7-3630QM Processor ( 2.40GHz 6MB L3 Cache - 4 Cores plus > Hyperthreading ) > Core i7-3740QM Processor ( 2.70GHz 6MB L3 Cache - 4 Cores plus > Hyperthreading ) ( + $175.00 ) > Core i7-3840QM Processor ( 2.80GHz 8MB L3 Cache - 4 Cores plus > Hyperthreading ) ( + $369.00 ) > > I've used comparisons like these ones: > > http://cpuboss.com/cpus/Intel-Core-i7-3840QM-vs-Intel-Core-i7-3630QM > http://ark.intel.com/compare/70846,70847,71459,43560 > > to try to figure out the real performance difference between them and if > it is worth to pay the difference. > > I'd like to hear the opinion of those that know how Darktable works, and > if it can take advantage of the features of the 3740QM or the 3840QM. > > Thanks in advance for any advice! > > -- > Luis Carlos. > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Everyone hates slow websites. So do we. > Make your web apps faster with AppDynamics > Download AppDynamics Lite for free today: > http://p.sf.net/sfu/appdyn_d2d_mar > > > > _______________________________________________ > Darktable-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/darktable-users > -- Tony Arnold, Tel: +44 (0) 161 275 6093 Head of IT Security, Fax: +44 (0) 705 344 3082 University of Manchester, Mob: +44 (0) 773 330 0039 Manchester M13 9PL. Email: [email protected] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Everyone hates slow websites. So do we. Make your web apps faster with AppDynamics Download AppDynamics Lite for free today: http://p.sf.net/sfu/appdyn_d2d_mar _______________________________________________ Darktable-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/darktable-users
