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<blockquote data-quote="informed101" data-source="post: 957099" data-attributes="member: 134583"><p><strong>I7 in DELL</strong></p><p></p><p>I'm new here. Never yet owned a Mac but wanting to purchase the MBP 17". However, shopping around Dell offers a monster of a machine for much less (specs below) featuring the new i7 chip. It would be great to know how long I'd have to put off a purchase on the MAC for the i7. It's odd really that a company that boasts its progressiveness is so far behind the curve. From reports I've seen the i7 smokes the older chips.</p><p></p><p>COLORS Black Chainlink edit</p><p>PROCESSOR Intel® Core™ i7-720QM Quad Core Processor @ 1.6GHz (2.8GHz Turbo Mode, 6MB Cache) edit</p><p>OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium, 64bit, English edit</p><p>OFFICE SOFTWARE Microsoft® Works 9 edit</p><p>WARRANTY AND SERVICE 3Yr Ltd Hardware Warranty, InHome Service after Remote Diagnosis edit</p><p>In-Home Service after Remote Diagnosis: for issues covered by Limited Hardware Warranty, technician and/or part will be dispatched, if necessary, usually in 1 or 2 business days following Remote Diagnosis. During Remote Diagnosis, you may be asked to access the inside of your system (where safe to do so) or to participate in troubleshooting until a cause can be isolated.</p><p>SECURITY SOFTWARE McAfee Security Center with VirusScan, Firewall, Spyware Removal, 15-Months edit</p><p>HD DISPLAY 17.3” Full HD (1080p) B+RG LED Display with TrueLife™ and Camera edit</p><p>MEMORY 4GB Shared Dual Channel DDR3 at 1333MHz edit</p><p>HARD DRIVE 1TB (2 x 500GB) Dual SATA Hard Drive (7200rpm) edit</p><p>OPTICAL DRIVE Slot Load Blu-ray Disc (BD) Combo (Reads BD and Writes to DVD/CD) edit</p><p>WIRELESS CARDS Dell Wireless 1520 802.11n Half Mini-card edit</p><p>SOUND OPTIONS Soundblaster X-Fi Hi Def Audio - Software Enabled edit</p><p>KEYBOARD Back-lit Keyboard edit</p><p>My Accessories</p><p>DATASAFE ONLINE BACKUP Dell Online Backup 2GB for 1 year edit</p><p>My Software & Accessories</p><p>ADOBE & ENTERTAINMENT WildTangent Games edit</p><p>ALSO INCLUDED WITH YOUR SYSTEM</p><p>PROCESSOR Studio 17 Laptop </p><p>VIDEO CARD 1GB ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4650 </p><p>BATTERY OPTIONS 85 Whr Lithium Ion Battery (9 cell) </p><p>MOBILE CONNECTIVITY No Internal Mobile Broadband </p><p>Adobe Reader Software Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 9.0 </p><p>ACCIDENT DAMAGE PROTECTION 1Yr LoJack for Laptops Theft Protection </p><p>REMOTE ACCESS Dell Remote Access, free basic service</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="informed101, post: 957099, member: 134583"] [b]I7 in DELL[/b] I'm new here. Never yet owned a Mac but wanting to purchase the MBP 17". However, shopping around Dell offers a monster of a machine for much less (specs below) featuring the new i7 chip. It would be great to know how long I'd have to put off a purchase on the MAC for the i7. It's odd really that a company that boasts its progressiveness is so far behind the curve. From reports I've seen the i7 smokes the older chips. COLORS Black Chainlink edit PROCESSOR Intel® Core™ i7-720QM Quad Core Processor @ 1.6GHz (2.8GHz Turbo Mode, 6MB Cache) edit OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium, 64bit, English edit OFFICE SOFTWARE Microsoft® Works 9 edit WARRANTY AND SERVICE 3Yr Ltd Hardware Warranty, InHome Service after Remote Diagnosis edit In-Home Service after Remote Diagnosis: for issues covered by Limited Hardware Warranty, technician and/or part will be dispatched, if necessary, usually in 1 or 2 business days following Remote Diagnosis. During Remote Diagnosis, you may be asked to access the inside of your system (where safe to do so) or to participate in troubleshooting until a cause can be isolated. SECURITY SOFTWARE McAfee Security Center with VirusScan, Firewall, Spyware Removal, 15-Months edit HD DISPLAY 17.3” Full HD (1080p) B+RG LED Display with TrueLife™ and Camera edit MEMORY 4GB Shared Dual Channel DDR3 at 1333MHz edit HARD DRIVE 1TB (2 x 500GB) Dual SATA Hard Drive (7200rpm) edit OPTICAL DRIVE Slot Load Blu-ray Disc (BD) Combo (Reads BD and Writes to DVD/CD) edit WIRELESS CARDS Dell Wireless 1520 802.11n Half Mini-card edit SOUND OPTIONS Soundblaster X-Fi Hi Def Audio - Software Enabled edit KEYBOARD Back-lit Keyboard edit My Accessories DATASAFE ONLINE BACKUP Dell Online Backup 2GB for 1 year edit My Software & Accessories ADOBE & ENTERTAINMENT WildTangent Games edit ALSO INCLUDED WITH YOUR SYSTEM PROCESSOR Studio 17 Laptop VIDEO CARD 1GB ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4650 BATTERY OPTIONS 85 Whr Lithium Ion Battery (9 cell) MOBILE CONNECTIVITY No Internal Mobile Broadband Adobe Reader Software Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 9.0 ACCIDENT DAMAGE PROTECTION 1Yr LoJack for Laptops Theft Protection REMOTE ACCESS Dell Remote Access, free basic service [/QUOTE]
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