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Thread ID: 61591 2005-09-10 03:21:00 CPU speed PC vs Notebook rachela (8862) Press F1
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387556 2005-09-11 00:52:00 i just brought me a laptop yesterday, i got a toshiba centrino 1.6ghz and it got a free upgrade of ram which brought it up to 1 gig. its also got a dedicated graphics chip, i x600 with 128mb ram i think. it suits my requirements. took me ages to decide on which one i wanted because there are so many to choose from

the guy from toshiba i was talking to at the expo said a 1.6ghz centrino is about as fast as a 3ghz p4, and a 1.8ghz centrino is about as fast as a 3.4ghz p4.

my battery life is pretty good actually, i have quite a few "profiles" which adjust the laptops power requirements so it lasts longer.
Prescott (11)
387557 2005-09-11 09:13:00 overseas, prob means the laptop that's avaiilable overseas has faster vid cards, tho at this time not yet available in NZ.

Notebook/PC. IMO go for PC. If you are on a forum, you prob have a interest in computing right? I would get a Notebook for travel related for work. If I travel and need a to store photos or music I would get those portable HDDs with LCDs. If I travel to uni or what, I would still get a PC. You don't travel v freq and most times its just gonna sit on your desk. You can store the PC at the same way as how you store your furniture etc... over the breaks.. Maybe take the case back, left the rest there...

If you must be a geek on the go, get a PDA then ;)
Nomad (952)
387558 2005-09-11 21:39:00 Centrino is the chipset. Pentium m is the processor in most centrino based laptops.

How much did that laptop cost you?
Greven (91)
387559 2005-09-11 22:21:00 Centrino is a brand name Intel made up for laptops which have a Pentium M CPU, the 915 or 855 Chipset and intel PRO wireless network card. CYaBro (73)
387560 2005-09-12 00:33:00 Centrino is a brand name Intel made up for laptops which have a Pentium M CPU, the 915 or 855 Chipset and intel PRO wireless network card.

oops. thats what I ment to say. I really shouldn't post when I'm still half asleep - I say some crazy stuff in the mornings.
Greven (91)
387561 2005-09-12 09:45:00 re overseas
alienware run with a 6800ultra
www.alienwaresystems.com.au
dbs (8785)
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