Hello Everyone,
I am looking at getting a Elitebook 8560w as my main laptop. The one I am currently looking at has an i5-2540m. I was wondering if it was possible to go to a 2nd/3rd gen quad core i7. As for generations, since 2nd and 3rd aren't much difference, and I will be mainly using a dedicated graphics card, it doesn't matter to me as much. (2nd gen quad cores are pretty cheap ATM) However, I thought i read somewhere that there is a quad core motherboard. Is this true?
The Elitebook's Specs:
i5-2540m
8gb DDR3 SoDIMMs (Not sure what arrangement these are, whether it be 2x4gb, 1x8gb, or 4x2gb since this Elitebook supposedly has 4 slots)
Quadro K1000m (Planning on getting Firepro M4000 or maybe a GTX card)
320gb HDD (2.5in)
Windows 7 Pro (Probably will throw Windows 8.1 on it since I have a HP disc)
This thing is a decent price ($250 with Prime on Amazon) and will be a sizeable upgrade from my Toshiba Satellite L775 (i5-2430m w/out dedicated)
I am looking at getting a Elitebook 8560w as my main laptop. The one I am currently looking at has an i5-2540m. I was wondering if it was possible to go to a 2nd/3rd gen quad core i7. As for generations, since 2nd and 3rd aren't much difference, and I will be mainly using a dedicated graphics card, it doesn't matter to me as much. (2nd gen quad cores are pretty cheap ATM) However, I thought i read somewhere that there is a quad core motherboard. Is this true?
The Elitebook's Specs:
i5-2540m
8gb DDR3 SoDIMMs (Not sure what arrangement these are, whether it be 2x4gb, 1x8gb, or 4x2gb since this Elitebook supposedly has 4 slots)
Quadro K1000m (Planning on getting Firepro M4000 or maybe a GTX card)
320gb HDD (2.5in)
Windows 7 Pro (Probably will throw Windows 8.1 on it since I have a HP disc)
This thing is a decent price ($250 with Prime on Amazon) and will be a sizeable upgrade from my Toshiba Satellite L775 (i5-2430m w/out dedicated)