Is the i7 processor 3rd or 4th generation? 7.8 pounds seems very heavy for a 13" screen with SSD.
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Hey John, this machine has a 3rd generation 17-3517U @ 1.90 GHz to 2.40 GHz. I can say it is quite fast but I am not using it for CAD drawings or I am not into too much graphic detailed business. It is all for emails and web browsing and regular office work.. The machine is little heavy ( close to 3 pounds I guess), but I had mac pro earlier, and it is similar weight.. Overall for two months, I am quite satisfied with the machine.. I wish Windows 8 had a Start Menu on the screen too..
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It's a 3rd generation processor.It's actually 2.86 pound in weight. so it's quite light. website says 7.6 pound but it might be considering the whole laptop box with accessories included. The laptop in itself is not that heavy.
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I have no direct knowledge of this generation, but the previous generation series 9 13.3 inch was not upgradeable (ram soldered to MoBo) despite a tech support site claiming the opposite. The 15 inch did have removable ram. I'd look forward to seeing teardowns of this model before we will find out for sure.
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A friend of mine has the i7. I think the only real difference is he may get a few more frames per second in certain games. And I read that i7 can multi task better. But I assume that it would only make a difference if you were to run two to three really big programs. But being that I usually just play games or play around in cryengine or 3ds max that the i5 was a smarter purchase.
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Okay, I don't think many people on here who are saying it's heavy have ever owned a 17 inch laptop before...because the one I had before purchasing this particular model (also an Asus), was what I would call heavy and bulky. It's a large computer, so of course it will have a bit more weight to it than, say, a typical 13 or 15 inch. But for it's size, it's a decent weight and what I would consider a comfortable weight. It's a lot slimmer than the one I had before as well. I'm very happy with it.
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I'm not certion, I shopped so many I cant not recall. I believe this is a 4th generation.This laptop is serving me well and quite fast as I do quite a bit of multitasking and going back and forth between screens.
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5.73 pounds. We also have the G710 in stock with the much nicer 1600 x 900 resolution HD+ monitor. Lenovo G710 Laptop Computer - 59400022 - Black - 4th Generation Intel Core i5-4200M (3.10GHz 1600MHz 3MB)
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omg,. this thing is a tank. i returned it for the smaller verion xps 13 and it was awsome. the 15 dose weigh 10.6 pounds. but its worth the performace and awsomw HD screen resolution. the 13 is smaller lighter and lower screen resolution and video card can not handle the high performace for most game. the 15 is definitly a gameing laptop for sure. it has lots more power in the graphics card and cooling. 10.6 pounds.. the computer is made for a man
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It is I7 CPU. Supper fast, but very sensitive to touch when I try to navigate.
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Turbo boost goes to 3.4GHz. It's a typo on their part. It should say "2.4GHz-3.4GHz (Turbo)"It actually does state further down the page: "Processor: 4th Generation Intel® Core™ i7-4700MQ (6MB Cache, up to 3.4GHz w/ Turbo Boost) (Standard)"It's still a really good cpu, I no longer have the Alienware and purchased a better spec'ed custom build laptop but kept the same cpu as I felt that it was powerful enough.
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The advantage is using it as a stand alone appliance or server with no display. Also, an i3 laptop will not have an SSD for $300 and it will have less RAM than an Intel Next Unit can hold. The slow part of a laptop is typically the hard drive and the CPU is underutilized.
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It's Haswell (not sure what you mean by 4th edition). Spec summary at:http://ark.intel.com/products/77656/intel-core-i7-4771-processor-8m-cache-up-to-3_90-ghz
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I have both, an ASUS I5 with 6 GB of RAM and an ASUS I7 originally with 4 GB of RAM and now with 12 GB RAM. Both the I5 and the I7 will serve your purpose. I don't really see an improvement with the additional 8 GB RAM in the I7 other than some of my applications in MS Office opening faster. I rarely use the touch screen.
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This processor should be considered third generation, with Ivy Bridge-E microarchitecture, was released in the 3rd quarter of 2013. If you are looking for 4th gen processors, you should look into the i7 Haswell chips.
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From i5 to i7 is a good amount of speed difference. Most users wont see the difference unless you are a Gamer, that when the i7 Processor shines.
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Turbo boost goes to 3.4GHz. It's a typo on their part. It should say "2.4GHz-3.4GHz (Turbo)" It actually does state further down the page: "Processor: 4th Generation Intel Core i7-4700MQ (6MB Cache, up to 3.4GHz w/ Turbo Boost) (Standard)" It's still a really good cpu, I no longer have the Alienware and purchased a better spec'ed custom build laptop but kept the same cpu as I felt that it was powerful enough.
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Its 4th generation core i5 processor. Due to touch screen functionality you will not get 100% performance of processor speed, but it is OK to work with...
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Do you want a fast CPU and videocard? Then you will need to deal with the 6 pounds. Do you only want to browse the net? Then get an Ultrabook instead.