Lenovo makes the T4xxP series laptops with Quad cores, I'm running one right now. But I would rather not be stuck buying the same model every time I go laptop shopping =\
Unfortunately I think this model bundles dedicated graphics, which I have no need for. I have yet to find a Linux-friendly PC laptop with quad-core and integrated graphics only.
You are correct, it also lacks thunderbolt!! There really is no good option for us at the moment
With the current T470p you can get a quad-core i5 (7300HQ or 7440HQ) with the integrated graphics. So you can get a quad-core. You just can't get the i7 w/o the nvidia graphics.
Thanks for the tip! I'm sure in my research I was always clicking on i7. What's the practical difference between the better of the i5 chips and the i7?
For most (all?) mobile chips, the i7s are just the fastest ones. The i5s still have all the same features.
Battery life mostly
I thought more cores running slower was supposed to be more power efficient?