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Default Laptop Processor Question - 07-04-2005, 06:51 PM

im going to be buying a lptop for university, and im unsure of centrino vs. p4's. how would a 1.8ghz centrino compare to a 3ghz p4? i havent seen a centrino in the 2ghz range, but numbers dont always mean the same in comparison to other processor speeds, i.e. amd vs intel. i know centrinos have longer lasting battery life, but im more interested in computing power and speed; so centrino or p4?


  
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Default 07-04-2005, 06:53 PM

p4 rock:



  
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Default 07-04-2005, 06:55 PM

Isnt the Centrino just Intel's built-in wireless? Not a processor?


  
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Default 07-04-2005, 07:04 PM

id be betting the centrino doesnt get as hot as the p4.


  
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Default 07-04-2005, 07:19 PM

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Isnt the Centrino just Intel's built-in wireless? Not a processor?
i could be wrong, im a bit confused on all this centrino vs. centrino M vs. M vs. stfu etc.


  
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Default 07-04-2005, 07:24 PM

Centrino is just the wireless...

But all Centrinos use Pentium M which kicks a lot of ass. A 1.8ghz PM is roughly equal to a 3.2ghz P4 except the PM uses much less power and runs a lot cooler, which is very important in a laptop.


  
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Default 07-04-2005, 08:44 PM

AMD on the other hands > * so rock:

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Default 07-04-2005, 09:34 PM

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Default 07-04-2005, 09:39 PM

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Default 07-04-2005, 09:41 PM

Do Centrinos run cheaper and are they any good for some gaming? oOo:
  
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Default 07-04-2005, 09:45 PM

Yeah the pentium m's are pretty good, they take some influence from the pentium 3 designs. I dunno if a 1.8 would be equal to a 3.2 p4 though, the pentium m's have some trade offs which makes them perform lower in some things than the regular pentium 4 chips.

http://www.tomshardware.com/cpu/2005052 ... m4-10.html




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Default 07-04-2005, 09:55 PM

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Default 07-04-2005, 09:56 PM

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I went there this year to print shit out after i didn't feel like wasting ink. calmdown:
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Default 07-04-2005, 10:52 PM

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Default 07-04-2005, 11:17 PM

what do you plan to do with the laptop?
  
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