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Power draw of mobile i3-330 ?

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newzguy

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I am trying to buy a laptop in the next few weeks and am thinking about waiting for the new units that will be released at CES. I really want a unit that has long battery life....but the unit that deliver long life are mostly using the intel SU series cpu which is relatively slow. I know the clock speed of the upcoming i3-330 is pretty fast but what about battery draw. Does anyyone know of its wattage consumption? Suggestions for a decent but efficient mobile cpu?
 
Heya,

What is the purpose of the laptop? Web/Flash with long life? Or something more heavy (application use, real work, etc).

Very best,
 
It will be the main computer for me.....so occasional youtube stuff....itunes....web...etc. No gaming. No video editing.
 
I have seen the figure from 35 to 75 TDP. I assumed that high of a number was refering to the desktop version. Even at 35 TDP that will not provide the long battery life of the SU series. Am I wrong in my thinking?
 
newzguy said:
I have seen the figure from 35 to 75 TDP. I assumed that high of a number was refering to the desktop version. Even at 35 TDP that will not provide the long battery life of the SU series. Am I wrong in my thinking?
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I just looked up SU and what I read said it was just an undervolted P or T series CPU.

Would there be any way you could undervolt the Core i3-330 mobile?

All things being equal I am sure 32nm will beat 45nm in power consumption.
 
interesting. I thought you had to undervolt at the bios (which most major laptop manufacturers don't allow) but apparently there are many was via software. Seems like the best of both worlds....if I want speed, keep it stock voltage.....if I want battery life, kick it down. How far down I can undervolt I guess depents on the cpu.
 
ULV version - 17W (including GPU)
LV - 25W (including GPU)
SV - 35W (inclding GPU).

Basically the same numbers/slightly better number as current chips. But the nehalem based chips go into deeper sleep modes when inactive and better power savings when only one core (or one core with HT) compared to current chips. Basically, the new chips WILL save power/longer battery life compared to current offerings. P55M is also a better process compared to ICH10M, as well.
 
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