Ivy Bridge laptops

[josejones]

When will the Ivy Bridge laptops be available?

What are some good links for information on them?

Where's the cheapest place to purchase them?

 

[josejones]

I hope Intel will make the necessary adjustments with the laptop CPU's to fix the heat issue. That wouldn't be very smart on Intel's part to allow laptops to over heat.

Ivy Bridge proven to suffer from poor thermal grease
http/vr-zone.com/articles/ivy-bridge-proven-to-suffer-from-poor-thermal-grease/15844.html#ixzz1uZnjChme

 

[WR2]

Available now. What's your budget?

IVB only has a heat issue when overclocked - something not an issue with notebooks.

 

[WR2]

HP Pavilion dv6 Quad Edition 15.6" 3rd Gen Ivy Bridge Core i7 Laptop ~$800

 

[willmoser]

check this out
http/www.xoticpc.com/custom-gaming-laptops-notebooks-intel-3rd-generation-mobile-processors-ct-95_51_399.html
it will by far be the best bang for your buck.
Look at the Sager notebooks on there.

 

[josejones]

Excellent, thanks!

I would say the budget is around $800. I did just find the HP Pavilion dv7 Quad Edition 3rd Gen Core i7 Ivy Bridge 17.3" 1080p w/ Blu-ray for $899.99
http/www.logicbuy.com/deals/coupon-new-hp-pavilion-dv7t-17-3inch-notebook/11471.aspx

There's quite a few laptops to chose from at xoticpc, wow.

I thought that with the new Ivy Bridge CPU's that the battery life would be much better than 2 hours though. I'm a bit disappointed with 2 hour battery life.

I've never had a laptop before - I'm trying to help my mom who really does need one to replace her old desktop from 2004. I'd say mostly for traveling and just an all around laptop. So, a 15.6 HD screen is fine 17 max and even an i3 or i5 with Intel's HD4000 integrated graphics is fine - do laptops even come with the HD4000 GPU? I just want to get her into something that's new so she'll be future proof from awhile - something good enough that she'll want to keep for a long time.

 

[WR2]

All the notebook IVBs will have HD 4000 graphics.

Where did you see 2hr battery life? 6hr should be about average for a non-gaming model.
HP Pavilion dv6 Quad Edition specs: 6 Cell Lithium Ion Battery - Up to 6.0 hours of battery life +++

For a general home office/home entertainment notebook one of the dual core IVB or quad core Trinity APUs should be about right.

 

[WR2]

Here is an owners review of his IVB HP dv6 notebook
http/forum.notebookreview.com/hp-pavilion-notebooks/661908-short-review-dv6-ivy-bridge.html

 

[josejones]

WR2, at the xoticpc website most of them say 2 hour battery life, which I thought was a bit odd.

Is there a difference between a Notebook and a Laptop?

 

[jaguarskx]

Is there a difference between a Notebook and a Laptop?

Same difference.

Similar to the game of soccer. It is only called soccer in the US, in the rest of the world it is called football.

 

[WR2]

WR2, at the xoticpc website most of them say 2 hour battery life, which I thought was a bit odd.

Not for a custom, dedicated gaming notebook.
There you are looking mostly at custom gaming notebooks.

If you look at some of the other models they offer you'll see longer battery life:
http/www.xoticpc.com/custom-gaming-laptops-notebooks-laptops-ct-95_51_147.html
Those models there are still using Sandy Bridge CPUs. Next month, when the dual core IVBs start arriving you'll see some of those models offering them.

 

[josejones]

Okay, I just realized the Ivy Bridge laptops won't be coming out 'til June. I'll try to get my mum to wait until then if I can. She almost bought a cheap one the other day.

 

[josejones]

HP Envy Spectre XT - i7-3667U processor
http/www.nordichardware.com/news/77-notebooks-mobility/45862-hp-envy-spectre-xt-145mm-thin-with-a-core-i7-3667u-processor.html

Faster 17W low power Core i7 in Q4 2012
http/www.fudzilla.com/home/item/27092-faster-17w-low-power-core-i7-in-q4-2012

 

[WR2]

Envy Spectre XT available around June 8th for about $1000.

 

[WR2]

More info: http/www.engadget.com/2012/05/08/hp-envy-spectre-xt-ultrabooks-sleekbooks/

Make note of the $800 HP Envy Ultrabook Available on the 9th of May


What price range are you looking at?
What are some of the other features you're looking for?

 

[josejones]

The budget is around $800 up to $1,000 (US).

It's for mum so, she may not spend $1,000 but, I wanted to get her into something worth having. She's not a gamer of course but, features that are future proof as much as possible would be sweet like USB 3, sata 3, PCIe 3 and I'd like for her to have at least a 720 screen but a 1080 would be great. I was also really hoping for long battery life for traveling. This laptop will become her only computer since the old desktop is about to die. She needs an all-around decent laptop that won't soon be outdated.

She went to Best Buy and the guy mentioned these to her, what do ya think?:

Lenovo model 1068b9u
http/www.bestbuy.com/site/Lenovo+-+15.6%26%2334%3B+Laptop+-+4GB+Memory+-+500GB+Hard+Drive/4960855.p?id=1218583713025&skuId=4960855&st=1068b9u&cp=1&lp=1

HP model g61d62nr
http/www.bestbuy.com/site/HP+-+Pavilion+g6-1d62nr+A6Z64UA+15.6%22+LED+Notebook+-+AMD+A4-3305M+1.90+GHz/4860329.p?id=1218554312091&skuId=4860329&st=g61d62nr&cp=1&lp=1

 

[WR2]

I like the Lenovo quite a bit bette than the HP G6
Lenovo G570 Review
http/www.laptopmag.com/review/laptop/lenovo-g570.aspx
http/www.notebookreview.com/default.asp?newsID=6190&review=lenovo+g570

I couldn't find a Llano equipped HP G6 review. Here are a couple reviews - you can use them to look over the chassis and common features.
http/www.laptopmag.com/reviews/laptops/hp-pavilion-g6-1c77nr.aspx
http/www.notebookreview.com/default.asp?newsID=6264&review=hp+pavilion+g6


In the same general price & size range this would be my recommendation if you were buying today:
HP ProBook 4530s $465
http/www.neweggbusiness.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834158284
The business class notebook should be a bit more rugged/durable.
And the matte/anti-glare screen is a nice bonus for outdoor (in the shade) or coffee shop / cafe web browsing.

Reviews:
http/www.laptopmag.com/review/laptops/hp-probook-4530s.aspx
http/www.notebookcheck.net/Review-HP-ProBook-4530s-Notebook.56747.0.html

 

[josejones]

^ Thanks WR2, I'll check those out.

Here's the latest article on the Ivy Bridge laptops:

Core i7-3720QM: Ivy Bridge Makes Its Mark On Mobility
http/www.tomshardware.com/reviews/core-i7-3720qm-ivy-bridge-mobile-ultrabook,3185.html

 

[josejones]

Weren't there suppose to be some new laptops/notebooks coming out this week with the new Ivy Bridge CPU's?

 

[jaguarskx]

Dunno... I think they are generally coming out by mid-June.

Personally, I'm waiting for Haswell CPU laptops to come out, but that's probably not for at least another 12 - 15 months.