On 17.02.2011 17:56, you, Scott Matthews wrote:
From: "James H. E. Maugham
Your choice of processors and configurations appear to be based more on
vanity than necessity, e.g. what we call the "Tim the Toolman" syndrome.
What use do you plan for your dream laptop that would require the listed
horsepower figures?
? Those are the processor options listed for X201's on the Lenovo site,
and so I was trying to get a sense for how they compare with respect to
heat output, because I don't like it when my laptop gets hot and noisy.
Why is that vanity?
Look at the TDP (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermal_design_power) of
various Intel processors. You can use
http://ark.intel.com/Product.aspx?id=36697 (enter the product code in
the search field).
The Core 2 Duo SU9400 found on the X301 has a TDP of 10 W.
The Core i3 (eg. 330M) and i5 (eg. 540M) found on the X201 have a TDP of
35 W, while the Core i7 (eg. 620LM) found on the X201 tablet a TDP of 25 W.
I'm not an engineer, but I know that more watts equals more heat, and
more heat requires more fan activity, and more fan activity means more
noise. Weren't you concerned about heat and noise?
Cheers, Dominique
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