Laptops are much more expensive than CPUs. I'm not likely to buy a whole new laptop just because Intel introduced a new generation. However, if my laptop is ol

Laptops are much more expensive than CPUs. I'm not likely to buy a whole new laptop just because Intel introduced a new generation. However, if my laptop is old and slow, and I'm already in the market for a new computer, I can easily be convinced to buy the computer with the "bigger numbers". Buying i7 instead of i5 only a small part of the full price, so why not?