Should I Buy "centrino"?

[Gambino]

I want to buy a laptop computer but i'm not sure what kind, maybe you can help.

-"Centrino" is it any good?
-What is better "Pentium 1.6 Centrino 1M" or "Pentium 4 2.4"?



thanks.

[callum]

What are you going to use it for?

[DarthInsinuate]

Centrino is slower, but its designed for laptops so it should have a much lower power consumption - i think that's the basics

[callum]

Originally posted by DarthInsinuate@23 October 2003 - 23:31
Centrino is slower, but its designed for laptops so it should have a much lower power consumption - i think that's the basics

I think it weighs less also.

[sparsely]

admittedly, I dont' know much about laptops, but I don't think the weight of the CPU is going to differ much, or be noticably
heavier if it does.

[clocker]

Go for the fastest one.

After it's been on for a while you can use it to fry eggs also.

[Cygnuz-Y]

Yes buy the fastest, remember you cant upgrade laptops :x

[bigdawgfoxx]

Originally posted by clocker@24 October 2003 - 01:05
Go for the fastest one.

After it's been on for a while you can use it to fry eggs also.

^ Damn straight man! My friend's laptop got SO hot. Go with the 2.4...even though I don't like laptops.

[Gambino]

Originally posted by callum@23 October 2003 - 23:25
What are you going to use it for?

it's not for games and movies, mainly for office work with software like matlab and max+plus.

is the "centrino" as good as the pentium 4?

[Lamsey]

Originally posted by Gambino+24 October 2003 - 09:49--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Gambino @ 24 October 2003 - 09:49)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-callum@23 October 2003 - 23:25
What are you going to use it for?

it&#39;s not for games and movies, mainly for office work with software like matlab and max+plus.

is the "centrino" as good as the pentium 4? [/b][/quote]
Centrino is not a type of CPU, it is a set of technologies in the motherboard chipset designed for laptops. It uses less electricity and is lighter - I&#39;m not sure about how it affects performance. I think Centrino laptops tend to have wireless networking capabilities.

If you&#39;ve got plenty of cash, it might be worth going Centrino with your laptop, but if you don&#39;t have a wad of cash to splash out on a laptop, go with something cheaper.