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The question everyones asking

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alexcoffeeman

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Well like most people on this forum I am buying a laptop. More specifically I am getting a 12?. I am looking for mostly a light weight with a minimum of 512 ram.

My question of the year is *drum roll* Is what brand CPU should I get for
lightweight, comparable speed, low wattage, and cool running.

Here?s what most systems offer, I assume this is the basic AMD VS Intel war.

Centrino Pentium M
AMD Sempron

With the specifics form above what?s going to be the best for a 12?


PS: I realize that speed is based on Ghz, but pretend they both brands have the same speed.
 
Between those two, the Pentium M. It will easily outperform the Sempron, clock for clock, and it will run cooler and give you better battery life. Much better for a 12" laptop.

Of course, it will cost more. What 12" laptops are you looking at that have Sempron processors?
 
Originally posted by: andrewbabcock
P-M no doubt lol. That sempron is hot and slow. The M's are fast, cool, and super low watt. Hope that helps lol.
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More misinformation? Hot and slow? Sure a sempron at 1.6 will lose in terms of performance to A P-M at 1.6, but sempron it is defenetly not hot. I have had experiences with both sempron and P-M (banis) notebooks. They both feel the same in terms of heat. As for slowness, I don't notice much of a difference. IMO, the HD will be more important in terms of speed than the processor, unless you are hardcore gaming (with a dedicated graphics chip) on this machine, you won't notice much of a difference between a 1.4 banis and a 1.6 sempron.

But, I doubt that you will find any semprons in 12 inch ultraportable notebooks. Pentium-Ms are your best friend in that case, as they dominate the ultraportable segment of the market, and you will be able to find a different variety of those kinds of notebooks. Also, the Ultra low voltage models (1.1 and 1.2 GHZ) are awesome in terms of battery life.

Edit: I just saw the avertec notebook. Looks good. Just make sure that you can get good battery life with that notebook.
 
Because the notebook he saw for 900 bucks is a sempron and a turion will make it more expensive. I think the OP wanted to know how a sempron performed vs a pentium M, and if it was worth the 900 bucks to get that sempron ultraportable or not.
 
This isn't the basic AMD vs. Intel because the Sempron is AMDs second class processor, you would be better off with a Pentium M, or a Turion.

Unless you absolutely have to have it now, wait to see if the $750 off coupons for Dell come back later in the quarter.
 
I'm a huge fan of AMD and have never liked Intel the company but I'm constantly impressed w/ the performance and stability of the Centrino Pentium M in my T-42. Maybe AMDs Sempron is as good, I don't know (I'd like to think so) but I can vouch for the P-M as rock-solid & stable.

 
For buisness, I'd go with a low-end Centrino or Celeron-M notebook. (Celeron M is slightly slower and less efficient, but a good bit cheaper.) I'm not too familiar with Averatec, but it looks to be an okay brand. The Turion processors are nice, but I've yet to see them in a 12" notebook.
That said, I'd personally buy an iBook instead. A 5-hour battery life is hard to beat. (Yes, I got 5 hours.)
 
Originally posted by: Hacp
Originally posted by: andrewbabcock
P-M no doubt lol. That sempron is hot and slow. The M's are fast, cool, and super low watt. Hope that helps lol.
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More misinformation? Hot and slow? Sure a sempron at 1.6 will lose in terms of performance to A P-M at 1.6, but sempron it is defenetly not hot. I have had experiences with both sempron and P-M (banis) notebooks. They both feel the same in terms of heat. As for slowness, I don't notice much of a difference. IMO, the HD will be more important in terms of speed than the processor, unless you are hardcore gaming (with a dedicated graphics chip) on this machine, you won't notice much of a difference between a 1.4 banis and a 1.6 sempron.
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Maybe not hot but certainly slower. And you are comparing to banias which aren't as widely used as the new cores are now. Why would anyone buy a sempron unless they were on a tight budget?

 
Between the P-M & Sempron, P-M for sure. If you want to spend a little more, I would go for a Turion. It's right there with the P-M in terms of performance and heat, but it's battery life isn't as good (by minutes, that's how close it is), plus it's 64-bit so your ready for the future of computing. 🙂
 
WOW, all of you guys rock. Thanks so much. I think i will wait alittle bit to see what 12" notebooks are coming out. I have plenty of time and to my knowledge now it might be worth getting a P-m...or a Turion :0 🙂 🙂

thanks everyone for there replies
 
I had another quick look at the laptop, and for what you're using it for, you probbably should do just fine with the Sempron laptop. A 4lb laptop is hard to come by for that kind of price; I might get one myself. Upgrading to a Turion is also an option; however, upgrading laptops is a tricky thing to do much of the time, and I advise that you just buy the laptop with the processor included unless you're really sure of what you're doing.
 
Pentium M, without question.

Turion is worth a look if you're on a tight budget and value P/P ratio.

And be sure it's a Dothan, not a Banias 😀
 
Toms hardware did a test once on the A-Open Pent M Desktop board and it was running at 30 watts with an integrated video solution. Low wattage means less heat and less cooling, which you will obviously pay more for. If you plug it in at home it will consume less power than a standard Desktop.
 
Originally posted by: piasabird
Toms hardware did a test once on the A-Open Pent M Desktop board and it was running at 30 watts with an integrated video solution. Low wattage means less heat and less cooling, which you will obviously pay more for. If you plug it in at home it will consume less power than a standard Desktop.
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What did you think would happen if you put it into a desktop? P-M is the best solution of any of intel processors because of that. Again, if i were to build an intel desktop, i would put a p-m in it without doubt. I could oc the hell out of it and i would still get excellent performance at stock.

 
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