The processors recommended by my grad school program are Pentium, Celeron and AMD Athlon. What about Turion or Centrino? Any input would be greatly appreciated
2006-07-31 04:00:52 · 12 answers · asked by lilgiggle33 3 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Laptops & Notebooks
p4/centrino is in fact the best
celeron processors are defective p4 processors that can still function at a certain capacity. that's why they're so cheap. kind of like slightly irregular clothing.
amd isn't bad, but their life expectancy isn't as long as a pentium.
2006-07-31 04:03:52 · answer #1 · answered by Ryder has a question 1 · 2⤊ 4⤋
I'd go for one that works :)
Basically however, your school is recommending a laptop with a CPU, since they list all the processors that are available for the mainstream laptops.
What brand or type you should get, depends on a couple of things, like your budget and what you plan to do with that laptop.
If you only read e-mails and browse the internet, write an occassional letter, you don't need the fastest or biggest of them all, an Intel Celeron or AMDs Centrino will usually suffice.
If you're into gaming, AMDs Turion would probably be the way to go. If you're gonna be developing, writing websites and runnning all sorts of heavy stuff on your laptop, both Intels Pentium 4 and AMDs Turion would be the way to go.
If you're not in a rush and have the cash: Intel just released a new processor that has had some very positive feedback from various websites: the Core 2 Duo.
Last tip: Don't save on RAM! Particularly not if you're gonna be using WindowsXP. 1 Gb might seem overkill, but it usually isn't.
2006-07-31 04:08:26 · answer #2 · answered by pete_can_do 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Centrino = Core Duo & Pentium M & Celeron M
i would recommend to go for an Intel Core Duo (best laptop processor IMO).
2006-07-31 04:05:25 · answer #3 · answered by frime 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
turin - don't touch by a yard-stick
> l2 cache of 512 mb is pathetic
i believe the intel pentium m (mobile) r termed centrino
....lottsa jargon
now they simply call them intel
duo-core and solo core
duo core as if 2 processors built in 1 for multitasking !
the celeron is the poor man's pentium
lemme illustrate by giving u a good basic notebook
- good enuf 4 grad school
the Dell Inspirion B130
http://www.dell.com/content/products/features.aspx/featured_basnb?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs
at $ 552
Intel® Pentium® M Processor 735 (1.70GHz/2MB Cache/400MHz FSB)
Genuine Windows® XP Home Edition
512MB DDR2 SDRAM 1 Dimm
40GB 5400rpm Hard Drive
24X CD Burner/DVD Combo Drive
Intel® PRO 2200 Internal Wireless (802.11 b/g, 54Mbps)
1Yr Ltd Warranty, 1Yr Mail-In Service, and 1Yr HW Warranty Support
you can also get the same Dell Inspirion B130
at $ 449 , but with a celeron processor & 256 mb ram
Intel® Celeron® M Processor 380 (1.60 GHz/400MHz FSB/1M L2 Cache)
256MB DDR2 SDRAM 1 Dimm
the celeron is good enough 4 basic and office work, not more
the pentium is much more capable and can do a lot more than a celeron
notice l2 cache in celeron is 1 mb & in pentium is 2 mb
this is a HUGE difference !!
i'll definitely ask u 2 go in for the pentium model @ $ 552
> money's worth !
(& not get cramped in the celeron)
>>> not 2 forget the duo core's,
the Dell Inspirion E1405 & E1505
http://www.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/entnb_e1505?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs&~ck=mn
- sure better
simple ... the more the money u can put in the sweeter it gets...
u decide, i gave u my frank opinion, the inspirion b130 with pentium should see u throgh ... more than comfortably
.... more would only be luxurious !!!
2006-07-31 04:32:23 · answer #4 · answered by sεαη 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pentium (4 or centrino) I've long since stopped using AMD processors, as they tend to overheat frequently.
Stay away from celeron. Celeron is basically Pentium's entry level processor.. and just doesn't work well.
2006-07-31 04:02:35 · answer #5 · answered by zeropointe01 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-27 01:12:24 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
go for those centrino mobile technology the best if you have more cash try for the dual processors 2 processor in one machine makes your laptop ultra fast.
2006-07-31 04:05:17 · answer #7 · answered by ? 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get a Centrino its really good at wireless internet and its fast too
2006-07-31 04:05:01 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well.. i would definitely recommend Pentium or Athlon..
2006-07-31 04:02:39 · answer #9 · answered by Kevin M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
get a G4 apple mac
2006-07-31 04:04:15 · answer #10 · answered by The wise 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋