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Pentium M in laptops - good?

  • 06-07-2007 5:48pm
    #1
    maxitwist
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 302 ✭✭


    I've seen this on adverts and seems great, http://www.adverts.ie/showproduct.php?perpage=15&product=24974&cpage=1&perpage=15&cat=8#poststart the only problem is that its single core.
    would that not be that much of a deal or would i be better of going with this dell 6400 instead?;
    Pentium Dual-Core T2130 Processor (1.86GHz,533MHz,1MB L2 cache) edit
    OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows Vista™ Business - English edit
    LCD 15.4" Wide Screen WXGA (1280 x 800) Display edit
    MEMORY 2048MB 667MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM [2x1024] edit
    HARD DRIVE 160GB (5400RPM) SATA Hard Drive edit
    GRAPHICS CARD Intel® Media Accelerator 950 Graphics Up to 256MB shared graphics memory edit
    OPTICAL DRIVE Fixed Internal 8X DVD+/-RW Drive including software edit
    PRIMARY BATTERY 6 cell Lithium-Ion Battery (53 Whr)

    with 1 year warranty and 3years of mcafee, €610 all in all


Comments

  • #2
    Stark
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,140 ✭✭✭✭Stark


    The new laptop you posted looks better.


  • #3
    maxitwist
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 302 ✭✭maxitwist


    ya but the older one has a better graphics card and is €150 cheaper


  • #4
    Stark
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,140 ✭✭✭✭Stark


    Half the hard drive space though. Might be a good deal if the graphics card is important to you, although I don't think the X300 is that great either. The new laptop you posted also has a DVD burner, but the adverts.ie ad doesn't say anything about this.


  • #5
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 94,360 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    Adverts ad.

    December 2005 purchased.
    It has another 450 days of next business day service.I'll upload pictures this evening.

    It's 18 months old.


    Preloaded with Windows XP Proffesional and Windows Vista Ultimate
    Will it come with a legit vista licence - if not and you need vista then you aren't saving €150 at all


  • #6
    Kintarō Hattori
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,073 ✭✭✭✭Kintarō Hattori


    As pointed out, the other laptop has half the hard drive space. More and more games and applications are coming out that support Dua Core's, so the Dell wins in that respect. The X300 is about as good for gaming as the built-in Intel graphics on the Dell, so that's not really a plus point. To be honest there's only a €150 difference between the two. The adverts laptop would have to be alot cheaper before I'd ignore the Dell.


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