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PCMark05 Results
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Rock Xtreme X790-i7-950

Longer bars are better

3DMark06 Results

Rock Xtreme X790-i7-950

Longer bars are better

Battery Life Test

Rock Xtreme X790-i7-950

Battery life in Minutes
Longer bars are better

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Latest Comments

design course anyone?

That company needs to get hardware designers! No, I do not want a pavement, I want a good looking device. I don't buy Lada cars, because they do not look nice ... can't they come up with something, I don't know, less ordinary .... I mean even cars are getting prettier over the years, look at the recent Jags or Audis ...

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Just another CLEVO Clone

Just another piece of CLEVO clone rubbish. In my experience they are noisy, pporly assembly and very unreliable.

http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/hands-off-with-core-i7-packin-clevo-d900f/

http://www.clevo.com.tw/en/products/prodinfo.asp?productid=19#

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3->3.3ghz means 2.4->3.0k ?

Why do people pay substantial extras for speed bumps? If a laptop is written off in 3years, then presumably a 600quid price hike over the 2.4k model means waiting 9months longer to replace it --- this will be much much more than a 10% slowdown (as if a 10% speed bump of the processor makes a 10% faster machine).

So what if the faster machine comes with some other better components (typically larger HD, possibly better video card): the same holds --- by the time the HD is anywhere near full, the HD costs half as much for twice the size, so better invest in 2-3 years your 600 saved now.

Or am I just explaining the sweet spot and are all the premium payers corporate w*nkers who get away with it? There's a thought. Phd students and lecturers doing the actual work end up with macbooks and Dells while a huddle of profs are typically 80% titanium macbook pro's, just for mailing and typesetting and presentations.

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