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6/8/2013 11:22:59 PM
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Most of Haswell's upgrades were for graphical improvements in their integrated graphics offering. If you're looking for a dedicated graphics card in your laptop, then you would be fine with something like Ivy Bridge or Sandy Bridge. However, Haswell has integrated power monitoring (though it has a higher wattage usage this offsets that), and Ivy Bridge has the lowest base power consumption of the three.
Also, are you looking for mobility, or a desktop replacement?
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Im looking for mobility. Is it too much to ask for dedicated graphics and for the laptop to be light?
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Edited by CostlyAxis: 6/8/2013 11:28:43 PMDepends. If your budget is in the upper $2000USD then it's possible. Otherwise, not so much. ([url=http://www.razerzone.com/gaming-systems/razer-blade]Razer Blade[/url])
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Lol. Well it looks like the lower end razer blade is $1800. I'll keep it in mind but I dont think thats what I want. The reason why I'm looking for haswell is because it has LESS power consumption btw (http://www.extremetech.com/computing/156739-intel-haswell-will-draw-50-less-power-than-ivy-bridge). Another thing is that I hear I should buy an ultrabook because they tend to be lighter and have better build quality. What do you think about ultrabooks versus the normal crowd of laptops? Is it worth buying an ultrabook? I'm looking to buy this computer within the week. Looking at the market now, it doesnt seem like there are a whole lot of 4th gen processors out there. When do you think they will come out?
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Edited by CostlyAxis: 6/8/2013 11:50:45 PMIf you look at the TDP, Haswell's is higher than Ivy Bridges. However, as I had mentioned, they can optimize the power usage better because it's integrated into the chip now. For ultrabooks, dedicated graphics cards come at a premium cost. [url=http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00AEDTXTW/ref=oh_details_o02_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1]This is the ultrabook I use[/url]. My experience with it has been tremendously good with great battery life and the thing is so stupidly thin my friends make jokes that they can cut stuff with it. It can also easily handle the programs I throw at it such as Visual Studio. However, it's certainly not a gaming machine.
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Edited by Bulldozer: 6/8/2013 11:47:19 PMWait until June 10th and get the next-gen MacBook air with a 2560x1600 display Haswell @ $1,100 If you're an edgy anti-Mac then download Windows on it.
