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AT least for me, an updated graphics package is not an issue, so it wouldn't be worth paying extra for. And quite honestly, the extra weight to lug around is not worth the very small increment in battery life. Or, were you talking about there possibly being more than the 15% CPU adjustment...

Excellent! Thank-you WR2!!! That was just what I was looking for! Thanks so much for your help!

Thanks, WR2! Out of curiosity, is the 380 "a lot" faster" than the 2310? It "sounds like it based on the 2.53 vs the 2.1Hz, but somewhere I read that the 2310 would be "faster" if they were the same speed. Given that they aren't the same speed. I'm also curious why the "newer" one is slower...

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HERE ARE THE @ WEBSITES> Unfortunately, the s5271(2310M) is not on the toshiba website to compare directly, but these should give you all the main info. http://us.toshiba.com/computers/laptops/satellite/L650/L655-S5158 -the 380...

Thanks! Do you know if there is anything else that I should consider in regard to the difference between them? (I have 2 toshiba computers, basically the same except for the processors as listed above, the 380 is cheaper by about $30. Which would you buy?

I'm looking at 2 virtually identical toshiba laptops. one is i3-380M @ 2.53 GHz, the other is i3-2310 /@ 2.1Ghz. From reading of threads, I can't figure out if the new architecture (sandy bridge) may actually make the 2.1 Ghz faster in real life??? I don't see much other difference except the...