Post synopsis: Will the mobile processors which come after Arrandale use the same socket, thus proving some sort of upgrade path?
Pointless additional information: Hello,
I posted a question on here in regard to getting a new laptop to replace my going on 5 year old Compaq Presario, which still serves me very well thanks to some amazingly light linux goodness. Clearly though, with a 1.8GHz Turion and a heatsink and fan which aren't doing so well anymore, it is time to replace it. All of the feedback I got on the forums really helped, and the refreshed thinkpads fixed my one issue (they now have a slightly larger touchpad!). Therefore, I plan on buying a new Lenovo Thinkpad t410. Anyway, enough with the pointless introduction...on with the real question.
It is my guess that in the not too distant future, Intel will refresh its mobile processors. Instead of paying for the i7-620m now, I hope to settle for the i5-520 and upgrade later, if possible. From reading, I understand that it's not so uncommon for Intel to (meanly!) change sockets. Thus, I would like to know if anyone has any guesses (or perhaps even actual facts?) regarding socket compatibility with future mobile processors and the current Arrandale lineup. I realize there could be other factors, and mostly I'd just like to hear what everyone thinks.
If the upgrade path is looking grim, I might just go for the faster processor now, but I expect that the future processors will have the speed bumped a bit with lower power consumption (what a surprise, newer processors being faster and using less power?! I just came up with that concept, just now!). However, I am not going to wait for the new processors to purchase my laptop.
Thanks,
Ryan
Pointless additional information: Hello,
I posted a question on here in regard to getting a new laptop to replace my going on 5 year old Compaq Presario, which still serves me very well thanks to some amazingly light linux goodness. Clearly though, with a 1.8GHz Turion and a heatsink and fan which aren't doing so well anymore, it is time to replace it. All of the feedback I got on the forums really helped, and the refreshed thinkpads fixed my one issue (they now have a slightly larger touchpad!). Therefore, I plan on buying a new Lenovo Thinkpad t410. Anyway, enough with the pointless introduction...on with the real question.
It is my guess that in the not too distant future, Intel will refresh its mobile processors. Instead of paying for the i7-620m now, I hope to settle for the i5-520 and upgrade later, if possible. From reading, I understand that it's not so uncommon for Intel to (meanly!) change sockets. Thus, I would like to know if anyone has any guesses (or perhaps even actual facts?) regarding socket compatibility with future mobile processors and the current Arrandale lineup. I realize there could be other factors, and mostly I'd just like to hear what everyone thinks.
If the upgrade path is looking grim, I might just go for the faster processor now, but I expect that the future processors will have the speed bumped a bit with lower power consumption (what a surprise, newer processors being faster and using less power?! I just came up with that concept, just now!). However, I am not going to wait for the new processors to purchase my laptop.
Thanks,
Ryan