laptop w/ Pentium-M or P4 with HTT?

SuperTool

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Just so you know, Intel preffers Pentium-M for the future. They are killing NetBurst (P4) in favor of Pentium-M based design. At least I've read that somewhere.
 

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Originally posted by: SuperTool
Just so you know, Intel preffers Pentium-M for the future. They are killing NetBurst (P4) in favor of Pentium-M based design. At least I've read that somewhere.

People don't want their lights dimming when they turn on their computer.
 

SuperTool

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For laptop, it's Centrino all the way. It's several times more efficient per joule of energy than P4, so you get great battery life. And performance is on par with P4 for most applications.
 

jdiddy

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Originally posted by: fivespeed5
laptop, P-M duh, unless you're looking for a desktop replacement.

Excatally. Battery life portability. Sinceyour posting on this site you most likely have a high end desktop no need for a 8 lb laptop.
 

Anubis

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Originally posted by: jdiddy
Originally posted by: fivespeed5
laptop, P-M duh, unless you're looking for a desktop replacement.

Excatally. Battery life portability. Sinceyour posting on this site you most likely have a high end desktop no need for a 8 lb laptop.

aure there is, if i coudl afford one id get one with an A64 in it, which would make it faster then my current desktop
 

henryay

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I don't know anything about laptops. Are Pentium-M the same as celeron's? If not, how comparable is the power of Pentium-M, celeron and Pentium 4?
 

Wuzup101

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Definitely opt for the Pentium M... it's by far the best choice in a laptop. The only thing I wish I could have gotten with my powerbook is a processor that gave similar batt life. They are truly a great processor and nothing like the celeron! I remember reading a while back that the 1.6 P-M (origional core) was about equivalent to a P4 desktop processor @ 2.4ghz. I would assume the new dothan @ 1.8-2 ghz would be very snappy!