Intel Core i7 2630QM

[FireBurn]

I have a laptop Core i7-2820QM, which runs Gentoo. It compiles software quickly.

So quickly I've started adding -j 9 to all my emerges

[Shining Arcanine]

I have a laptop Core i7-2820QM, which runs Gentoo. It compiles software quickly.

[FireBurn]

I have this processor on my Envy 14 2002ea laptop and it flies!

Michael does the laptop you've reviewed work with switcheroo? Also is AES enabled in the BIOS?

[phoronix]

Phoronix: Intel Core i7 2630QM

If you are in the market for a new notebook with an Intel Sandy Bridge processor, one of the higher-end offerings is the Core i7 2630QM, which is a quad-core processor with Hyper Threading that boasts a 2.0GHz base frequency but can ramp up to 2.9GHz thanks to Turbo Boost. In this article are some Linux benchmarks of the Intel Core i7 2630QM compared to other mobile Intel CPUs.

http://www.phoronix.com/vr.php?view=16541