Noddy

The notebook is for general word processing, photo and dvd editing, internet surfing and some gaming. Which one has the quickest processor and is the best value?

The pentuim m 1.6GHz centrino is a new model called a 510m which is compact and lightweight.

The p.4 3.0GHz with HT Tech is an older more bulky unit called the 5150


thks, Matt



Pentium(R) M Processor at 725 (15" XGA)
1.60 GHz, 2MB Cache, 400 MHz FSB
15" XGA TFT Display ( 1024 X 768 res)

512MB ( 2 X 256MB ) 333Mhz PC2700 DDR SDRAM
Memory Module Sockets (2 Socket User Accessible)


EIDE Hard Drives 60GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive

Internal Optical Drive Internal 8X DVD+RW/+R with CDRW Combo Drive


Wireless Solution Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2200 (802.11b/g) MiniPCI Card

Primary Battery 6-cell 53Whr Lithium Ion Primary Battery

$2,615.00

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Pentium(R) 4 Processor w/HT 3.06GHz (15" XGA)
15" XGA TFT Display ( 1024 X 768 res)
No Infra-Red, No Serial Port & No Parallel Port

DIMM Memory 1024MB ( 2 X 512MB ) 333Mhz PC2700 DDR SDRAM
Memory Module Sockets (2 Socket User Accessible)

EIDE Hard Drives 60GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive

Internal Fixed Optical Drives Internal 8X DVD+RW/+R with CDRW Combo Drive

Wireless Solutionl Wireless(TM) 1350 (802.11b/g) MiniPCI Card

Video Card 32MB DDR Nvidia GeForceFX Go 5200 AGP 4X Graphics

Primary Battery 12-cell 96Whr Lithium Ion Primary Battery

$2,549.00

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BlueAU

Go with the second one mate, not only is it cheaper but it is more powerful. With a 32mb graphics card you wont be playing many games though. As far as it being a "bulkier" unit as compared to the newer model i cant imagine it being too bulky and unless you want to carry it in the back of your jocks being slightly bigger wouldnt make too much of a difference.

Perana XR8

Ive got a Centrino 1.5 GHz with 512 RAM, 32 MB VRAM and it is slightly better for gaming etc. than a mates P4-HT 3.06 512 64 MB VRAM...

Also mine is more compact.. runs cooler and has a much better battery life.

IMO go for the Centrino 1.6

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Gunns

The P4 will chew through you battery a lot quicker than a centrino. I have had both for work and I have found the centrino a better unit due to it being slim and the longer battery life. It is down on power from the P4 which is the only draw back I have found.

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Noddy

I did option the 12cell batt on the p4 rather than the std 6cell, would this not compensate for that?

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Two T3's are better than one.

Bishman

Yeah go the second one I recon, but see if ya can upgrade that video card to a 64mb geforce, that means you will be able to play counterstrike online............yeah what a game that is.

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Dark_Horse

I faced a similar choice when I went to upgrade from my previous Dell Inspiron (that was quite a heavy bugger). At the time I went for the second option because the Pentium M gains its battery endurance through conserving processor speed, which to me is useless when my notebook spends most of its time plugged into power anyway.

I also carry mine around a bit as well, and it is a noticeable reduction in weight over the previous Inspiron notebook that I had.

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Gunns

The 12cell battery will compensate for this for the most part it will still suck through the battery. I would expect about 3 1/2 hours max of normal use (word processing, surfing etc) with the 12cell batt. Games I wound not want to have a guess. I get 4 1/2 hours out of my standard battery under normal useage, under high load it drops to about 3 hours. Now it is down to Size & weight Vs Power.
I like the centrino as it is thiner and much lighter than the P4. Just for the fact that I have to lug it around everywhere with me.

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blueraven

I'd only play a game with the power plugged in unless you were travelling on a train for instance on the way home..

I've got an old notebook so the battery is a little shagged...but you will find it will reduce your bettery in a quarter of the time.

Unless we are talking about solitare - in which case you will be fine

Steffo

Get the Pentium M. Pentium M is the fastest home-user processor on sale at the moment. At 1600MHz, it outperforms the Athlon XP3200 and Pentium 4 3200MHz. The second one is bigger, and slower.

Pentium M, you won't regret it

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