Hi, I will be getting a new Computer soon....Everyone says to get a Pentium instead of a Intel Celeron.....What is the difference besides the price? I don't know much about computers, Can someone please answer this? I need info from someone who knows alot about computers, I have dial up, Can't get high speed where i live :o(.....Thanks
2007-01-02 15:56:10 · 10 answers · asked by Happy_Wheatland 4 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
there might be a little difference, but it should not matter if you are not using it for some critical application, or for commercial activities
2007-01-02 16:00:15 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The same job done by todays high end computers was done just as well 15 years ago by 486 computers. The new OS and software are so much bulkier. Todays bleeding edge state of the art hardware is the large paperweight of 5 years from now. If you have to have latest and greatest then you have to spend the same money on a new computer every 2 years. If you go the upgrade route, to maintain performance its still just as expensive.
My point: clearly define what performance you need, and buy a computer system that does that. Based on what you are describing, I would suggest an Elle Woods style G3 laptop from apple. Yes you have to get familiar with the OS 9 interface, and cant play the latest and greatest. The price is right, you could get the whole thing for $250 online including hardware, battery, software, and limited warranty.
The things requiring a high end processor:
- bleeding edge video games
- computationally heavy scientific research
- very high resolution 3d graphics
Things requiring a very average processor:
- office-like work: document, spreadsheet, presentation
- web browsing
- listening to music
Celeron is a marketing name. What you are interested in is the core name. Often todays Celeron is yesterdays pentium made cheap. The same chip was once sold as a pentium, but now its margins arent so great. The price is chopped, and its trimmed down to be very cheap to make, and its given a new name: celeron. In a few years todays bleeding edge pentiums will also be transformed into celerons.
2007-01-03 00:15:51 · answer #2 · answered by Curly 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Always get a pentium if you can. Intel Celeron Processors in technical terms use less cache than their pentium counterparts. It's like going to Burger King and getting a hamburger. A Pentium would be a Whopper while a Celeron is the Whopper Junior. A Pentium almost always has more muscle than a Celeron but costs more. Computers that have Celerons in them are more budget conscious. Celerons run great and can do anything a Pentium can do (to the average person, there's no difference) but technically, a Pentium's better.
2007-01-03 00:14:32 · answer #3 · answered by terran_ghost 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pentiums are no longer being made (or at least marketed as such).
Honestly, if you're just surfing the web and doing basic word processing tasks, get the cheapest processor available. Today's computers have more processing power than you'll likely ever need for basic tasks. As long as your needs don't change (and they usually don't) you'll have plenty of power now and for 2-3 years to come.
If you're doing more graphic intensive work like video editing and/or large format graphic design, you'll probably want to get a Core 2 Duo. If you're gaming, you'll probably want to check out the system requirements on some of the latest games... they'll be far more help in choosing a system.
Check out the following link to see some of the criteria used in building a custom computer with some of the latest hardware. This is likely more information than you need, but you can see what the concerns are along with some of the more recent equipment coming out. This is for a value system, which is what the vast majority of people will use.
2007-01-03 00:10:20 · answer #4 · answered by Jerry Hayes 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Celeron is a dumbed down version of a Pentium but works fine for most people. It tends to be a little slower. I wouldn't worry about that at all. Be sure to get a computer that has a good warranty and reputation, that is way more important. It would probably be worth it to subscribe to Consumer Reports (www.consumerreports.org) to see which are the best computers.
2007-01-03 00:07:02 · answer #5 · answered by Michael da Man 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You better off getting a pentium 4w/ht pentium D or core 2 duo(intels current fastest processor. The celeron is good for basic tasks but not powerful for high end apps which the pentium and core 2 duo does.
2007-01-03 01:58:01 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The petuim 4 will perform MUCH better then a celeron. It has a higher bang for the buck value by a lot.
I'm assuming you don't have the budget for a Intel core 2 duo, which is why you are even looking at these processors, So what I would recommend which would be better then the P4 or celly, would be a Athlon 64 chip.
2007-01-03 00:05:23 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Celerons are lower end, made with less expensive material and processes. The difference to the user, however, is all opinion.
2007-01-03 00:04:52 · answer #8 · answered by Anne 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Either one...just get one with a Dual Core processer for multitasking and a faster computer...
2007-01-03 00:04:58 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
celeron low cost low cache
d type mid cache(256KB)
fullcache (512KB)
centrino(1or2MB)
the best last one but expensive
d type good for beginer application
2007-01-03 01:38:05 · answer #10 · answered by mustafa z 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋