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Some laptop advice please

PhoenixRising · 2004-09-13 15:34:38

I'm thinking about buying a laptop. I've never owned a laptop and don't really know a whole lot about them, so I was hoping to get some advice. I've narrowed it down to two different models. One has a 1.5GHz Intel Pentium M processor and the other has a 2.8GHz Mobile Intel Pentium 4 processor. It will need to be able to…

13-09-2004 3:34pm

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I'm thinking about buying a laptop. I've never owned a laptop and don't really know a whole lot about them, so I was hoping to get some advice.

I've narrowed it down to two different models. One has a 1.5GHz Intel Pentium M processor and the other has a 2.8GHz Mobile Intel Pentium 4 processor. It will need to be able to handle applications like Autocad, Excel, Word, internet and email. It won't really be used for gaming. Will the 1.5GHz do the job, or should I go for the 2.8GHz?

Thanks.

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Go for the Pentium M; after all what you want from a laptop is battery life and Ms keep going for longer then Mobile P4s.

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Thanks. I was kind of leaning towards the M chip anyway, as the form factor of the laptop is a lot sleeker and lighter than the one with the Pentium 4 chip.

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