Pentium vs. Celeron M Question

[lombj59]

Hello, this is probably an easy question to answer. I need to buy a notebook, and I am thinking about one from Dell. Their cheapest one is what I can afford for now, and it has the Celeron M chip in it. This is what it says:
Intel® Celeron® M Processor 350 (1.30 GHz/1MB Cache/400MHz FSB)

The software that I need to purchase says it needs at least a Pentium 2 to run (recommended). If I was to buy the notebook above with the Celeron M inside, since its much cheaper, could I run the software without problems?

Thanks for the help. I appreciate it.

 

[MDE]

The Celeron M isn't the greatest thing out there but it's leaps and bounds ahead of a Pentium II. I'd suggest saving a bit more for a Pentium M though. The Celeron Ms don't have any form of SpeedStep at all so your battery life will actually suffer because of the cheaper CPU.

 

[lombj59]

Your right, yeah. I would rather get the Pentium M later, save up the money. But just to make sure, if I couldn't wait, the software I need would run on the celeron no problem then, just use alot of batter life?

Thanks.

 

[MDE]

The Celeron will run the program just fine.

 

[lombj59]

Thanks!

 

[shoRunner]

the current celeron M's are the same as the first generation banias core pentium M's.

 

[lombj59]

oh ok thanks. i figured that a later chip (celeron m) would do much better than say a chip 5+ years old (pentium 2). newer technology and all.
i justed wanted to make sure that my software would run without crashing the notebook or the software.

thanks guys.