[jiveturkey]

oy. now i'm really torn. i canceled my i9 order and placed an i7 order instead. i will relatively rarely need peak performance but when i do, it's in work stretches long enough that i want absolute best performance. it has to be on the same laptop -- i cannot offload to a desktop or another machine.

now, do i cancel the i7 and re-order the i9? argh.

it's painful to just delay my order for a month, knowing a much higher performing laptop is available now.

i'm inclined to keep the i7 as i understand from one of the many vids that the "normal" operating temperature is much lower. even on my older i5, i am very sensitive to the keyboard getting hot.