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1165207 2010-12-28 06:17:00 Hi All.

Could somebody explain these new i3 etc type CPUs? What is different about them from yesterdays CPUs? TIA. PJ
Poppa John (284)
1165208 2010-12-28 06:58:00 info here en.wikipedia.org

i3 is what you see in more laptops nowadays, replaces the C2D etc, not completly though just yet
i5/i7 you see in desktops, for gaming etc
GameJunkie (72)
1165209 2010-12-28 07:01:00 www.pugetsystems.com

Bit of light reading for you PJ ... to easy for to try and explain to a layman .... :blush:
SP8's (9836)
1165210 2010-12-28 07:23:00 Thanks both.
Pretty heavy reading tho!!! PJ:confused:
Poppa John (284)
1165211 2010-12-28 07:25:00 Faster than the previous-generation budget CPUs. inphinity (7274)
1165212 2010-12-28 07:34:00 Faster than the previous-generation budget CPUs.

Yes, thats what I got from reading the links. PJ
Poppa John (284)
1165213 2010-12-28 12:26:00 a day younger......


seriously though just a bit faster at the same clock speeds, core 2 duo and quads are still good but i3 and i5 are better :) i7 's are monsters
dugimodo (138)
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