Can you help me configure a x220?

[JWBlue]

This article makes it seem like the battery power savings will be significant.

Graphics as well.

Seems to me it is worth the wait.

Someone else might be able to understand it it better than me.

http://www.laptopreviews.com/intel-i...ll-see-2012-02

[ZaZ]

You have to understand, they always say that.

[JWBlue]

You have to understand, they always say that.

True.

Even the article hints at that.

Based on the article, my guess battery life will improve 10-15 percent.

So on a x220 if someone was getting 5 hours on a 6-cell. you are getting 5.5 hours. with the new processor.

Along with better graphics. Although going back on what I was saying before, not sure how much an improvement, even if significant, in an integrated graphics card matters.

[niko2021]

Well, if I'm not mistaken, the sandy bridge processors, (i have two comps with them, a dual and quad core mobile cpu's) run very hot. If ivy bridge fixes that, it could mean not only lower temps, but slightly better battery life. x220's are great, i was going to get one, i settled on a macbook air tho. The x220 is already a great machine, i don't think it'll be significantly better with the ivy bridge. it may get slight better battery life, maybe not. CPU/GPU improvements would be negligible.

[ThinkRob]

Well, if I'm not mistaken, the sandy bridge processors, (i have two comps with them, a dual and quad core mobile cpu's) run very hot.

I don't know about the quad core, but the SB dual-cores that I've used have run much cooler than their first-gen Core i and Core 2 Duo series counterparts.