Centrino 1.7, 1.8 or 2.0

[tkc204]

Hey i was looking for a laptop and i really want to get at least 2.0 ghz centrino but my question is does it really make a difference. It is a 200 dollar difference so is it even worth it.

I have a centrino 1.8 ghz at home and work. This seems to be a good speed. will another 200mhz make any noticable difference.

Will be used for games like sim city 4, empire earth 2, web surfing, word processing.. movies once in awhile.

 

[Shadowmage]

The short answer is....


no

 

[Fox5]

It's 11% faster, which is just barely a noticable difference I'd suppose, but for games the graphics would be the limiting factor, for web browsing, word processing, and movies, I doubt you'd notice it.