I am getting a new laptop and I was planning on choosing an Intel Celeron Duo processor to put on my laptop, but if I choose that the company I'm ordering from requires that you order Windows XP Professional along with it which is 50 dollars extra, even though I only want regular Windows XP. This frustrates me that they would force me to pay extra money for something I don't even want, so I am thinking about just choosing the cheapest processor that doesn't require you to also get Windows XP Professional.
The cheapest processor is the Intel Celeron M Processor 430 / Cel-M 1.73 GHz. I have noooo idea what this is and I don't know if it will be sufficient for me. Typically on the computer I run about 2-3 websites at a time along with Aol Instant Messenger and occasionally Limewire. Will that processor be good enough to support all of that or do you recommend I just bite the bullet and get the other processor?
I really appreciate any help!
2007-01-27 14:47:50 · 5 answers · asked by Nicky 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Laptops & Notebooks
You also need to have enough memory in your system. you can have a real fast processor and not enough memory in your system and you will have real trouble getting anything done. The other thing is what other programs will be running at the same time. Lots of new computers come with a ton of programs most people will not use. If all those programs load on your system and you never take them off your system will appear to run slow. That said if all you are going to do is surf the web and you are not in a big hurry almost any new processor will do the job. The way I look at it is more is always better but sometimes all you need is all you need. Why use a sledge hammer to hang a picture frame but if the wall is made of concrete you sure don't want to use a push pin.
2007-01-27 15:06:52 · answer #1 · answered by F D 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ok, your not really a heavy user, that is more than enough for you in processing power. What you need for multiple applications is the most computer memory as you can afford. Not talking about hard drive I am refering to the system memory, I would upgrade to 1 gig of ram if you can, 512megs is half but still respectable for what you want, more is better.
duo processing is for people who are big gamers and does thing that require higher performance.
Online stuff, you never run faster than the internet traffic at the time will allow anyway,
save alittle money, put what you can afford in size of your hard drive and the most system memory that you can afford.
2007-01-27 15:24:59 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
One thing I will tell you is that there is no such thing as Celeron DUO processor. Celeron D is not dual core. It is a single core. It is just a confusing naming convention to lead consumer to think D means DUAL, which it does NOT for Celerons.
For what you said you will use your laptop for, you can select any processor and you'll be just fine.
2007-01-27 14:58:09 · answer #3 · answered by tkquestion 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
properly, what it comes all the way down to is that you get what you pay for. in case you bypass lower priced, you receives a cheap processor. And that is going for Intel and AMD both. both one among them make many diverse fashions of CPU, some very efficient, some exceptionally weak
2016-12-03 03:27:04 · answer #4 · answered by broadway 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes.
That isn't a lot, so I'll say yes.
2007-01-27 15:02:17 · answer #5 · answered by always under siege 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋