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07/26/2004 01:14:12 PM · #1 |
I know there are some techies on this site and I was hoping someone could help me out... I'm looking at a few laptops and I was curious about the Intel Centrino processor. If anyone has any experience or knowledge it would be great... I'm mainly curious as to how it would handle large photoshop/dreamweaver/flash files. How does it compare to the Pentium 4? Because I've noticed that the Intel Centrino 1.8ghz is in about the same price bracket as a P4 3.06mhz with the same components. Any help would be great. Thanks.
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07/26/2004 01:24:25 PM · #2 |
"Centrino" is not what Intel calls that processor. The Centrino processor is the "Pentium M" which is a brand new chip for laptops, which is why it's so expensive. Intel claims it performs better at simliar clock speeds, but I don't have hands on experience.
//www.intel.com/products/notebook/processors/pentiumm/index.htm?iid=ipp_mobiletech+pmp&
This URL shows off the Centrino system and has links to some elementary benchmarks. Personally, I'd still go with the P4 until the price comes down on the PMs
Message edited by author 2004-07-26 13:24:47.
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07/26/2004 01:24:43 PM · #3 |
The Centrino 'System' is mostly about saving battery power then anything else. It is a combination of CPU (Pentium IVm), Wireless Chip and Intel Chipset Motherboard.
It is marketing speak designed to mostly make you believe it is something new and unique from Intel, when it is just a bundling of already existing Intel Technology with a catchy name.
If you need longer battery life, go for the 'Centrino System', if you need raw computing power and aren't so concerned about battery recharging, go for a faster speed Mobile Processor that uses "Speed-Step" technology. (Most modern Intel based laptops use "Speed-Step".) When on the wall plug you will get full Mhz speed from the CPU and when on battery, it will throttle down (sometimes by almost half-speed) to conserve power.
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07/26/2004 01:41:14 PM · #4 |
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07/26/2004 01:42:28 PM · #5 |
Originally posted by Nelzie:
It is marketing speak designed to mostly make you believe it is something new and unique from Intel, when it is just a bundling of already existing Intel Technology with a catchy name.
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To expand on what Nelzie said, its another way for them to make MORE money off of slower systems
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07/26/2004 01:43:37 PM · #6 |
| Yeah :) Thats kind of what I figured... I just wanted to get others thoughts. |
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07/26/2004 01:48:08 PM · #7 |
I use one in my tablet, and it's also a 1.8. It's said to clock close to a 2.6 Pentium (i think, but not positive). It's way faster than the 1.8 Pentium desktop my friend uses (both have 512MB RAM and run on XP)
the battery life rocks on this thing. I watched 5 hours of movies on an airplane from the DVD drive on one battery.
it's plenty fast for editing big (5MB+) images as long as you have enough RAM. I use PS Elements on it. I use CS on my home PC, but it's a bit of a pig.
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