Quick question before ordering laptop..

unklerosco

Is there much difference between Intel® Celeron® M 350(1.30GHz 1MB L2 cache 400MHz FSB) and Intel® Pentium® M 715a Processor(1.5GHz, 2MB L2 cache, 400MHz FSB)???

Usage for laptop is mainly websurfing, office use etc. Will not be used for games, maybe used for occasional dvd burning but nothing major. I know the celron desktop cpu's where pretty cack...

Tom Dunne

While not knowing the specifics of each processor, the extra 1Mb of L2 cache will make a hell of a difference performance wise on the Pentium M. Even without this extra L2 cache, the Pentium M would outperform the Celeron.

TBH, I doubt you would notice the difference between the processors for simple web sufring and office applications.

However, If you were encoding DVD's you would notice the difference.

unklerosco

I doubt very much it'll be used for encoding that many dvds if any as i've a a pc for doing that. Im just looking forward n thinking of how the next version of windows etc. will run on it, will it make a difference then??

Tom Dunne

It probably will run the next version of Windows, but how quickly is another matter.

The usual advice for futureproofing is to buy the most powerful system you can afford - in the full knowledge that it will be out of date in 6 months. :eek:

unklerosco

tom dunne wrote:

The usual advice for futureproofing is to buy the most powerful system you can afford - in the full knowledge that it will be out of date in 6 months. :eek:

Too true....

goin for the Pentium M...

Nukem

Tom Dunne as ever quick outta the blocks. Bang on advice.

Nukem