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Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II

07/27/2004 08:11:33 PM · #1

whats the difference between centrino (processor M) & celeron versas the regular processor 3, 4, ect...?
Looking into to buying a laptop & was hoping to get more info on the variety of stuff out there.
Thanks!
Oh, yeah, I live on the east coast, so I'm going PC.

Chiqui

Olympus 12-40mm f/2.8 Pro

07/27/2004 08:13:18 PM · #2

Originally posted by Rooster:

"What's in a name? Would a rose by any other name smell as sweet?" But that's just my opinion!

June

Message edited by author 2004-07-27 20:13:36.

midnightride2

Canon EF 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5 USM

07/27/2004 08:22:32 PM · #3

hey chiqui74 how are the people treating you over there in Italy

bmatt17

Canon EOS-600D/T3i Rebel

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

07/27/2004 08:23:36 PM · #4

I'd stay away from the celerons. They're a crippled version of the Pentiums. I don't have a laptop, so I haven't looked into the centrino at all. I'd do some research between the P4 and centrino. AMD makes good chips too, and are usually cheeper.

Chiqui

Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II

Olympus 12-40mm f/2.8 Pro

07/27/2004 08:25:52 PM · #5

Originally posted by midnightride2:

hey chiqui74 how are the people treating you over there in Italy

Fine, why do you ask?

June

midnightride2

Canon EF 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5 USM

07/27/2004 08:28:07 PM · #6

well I would like to take a trip there in Nov but not sure how they are treating americans. Just returned from a place which they did not care to much for us.

bdobe

Canon EOS-1D Mark II

07/27/2004 08:28:26 PM · #7

As you may know, M and Centrino are basically the same chip. The difference is just branding -- that is, marketing one set of components vs. another, when built around the same chip. Now, as far as M/Centrino vs. Celeron, M/Centrino chips purport to extend battery life to up to 10 hours. So, if you're getting a laptop and are interested in extending your battery life as much as possible, you'll want an M/Centrino chip under the hood.

scalvert

Canon EOS-5D Mark III

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

07/27/2004 09:20:43 PM · #8

Didn't we just have this discussion yesterday?

coolhar

Canon PowerShot Pro 90 IS

07/27/2004 10:55:19 PM · #9

I've had 2 laptops with Celeron chips. They work well. Centrino is newer and intended specifically to work with wireless connections. If you are going to be doing a lot of battery powered operations away from an outlet then the M chip has real advantages. If most of your use is within reach of an outlet with an occasion excursion, the Celeron will save you a little bread. You can also get an adapter cord to run, and recharge, off the lighter socket of a car.

Dr.Confuser

Nikon D800

Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED

07/27/2004 11:01:01 PM · #10

Centrino has WiFi on board so you can connect to internet at, say, Starbucks and various hotels and places.

If WiFi is important, the Centrino is a good solution. I am using one right now to connect to the internet at a hotel in Dallas.

I have been connected all day at a different hotel in Chicago.

Great solution ... if this is what you need.

ElGordo

Sigma 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 DC OS for Canon

07/27/2004 11:01:31 PM · #11

Originally posted by bmatt17:

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Crippled only by the size of the onboard cache. All other functions are identical.

Pentax DA 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AF

07/27/2004 11:40:08 PM · #12

I just id some research as well. Apparently centrino allows for wireless lan connections is various public places, which I think is GREAT!
Any recommendations on a good laptop to buy? I would like the following stuff;
60-80 GB
2-3 ghz
& a dvd +-rw/cdrw dual drive.
Any help would be great!
Thanks in advance!

redmondson01

Pentax K50

07/27/2004 11:43:53 PM · #13

Celeron Crippled. Yes. Celerons have less on processor cache. Also Intel tests each chip at decreasing Mhz levels and the one that they don't fail at is the one that they are sold as... Celerons come from inferior chip production runs. Not sayin that they are bad, quite the contrary, they just didn't cut the mustard at higher Mhz cycles...
edit sp

Message edited by author 2004-07-27 23:44:36.

wimbello

Sigma 30mm f/1.4 EX DC HSM for Canon

07/28/2004 12:11:38 AM · #14

If you're buying a laptop, either go Centrino/Pentium-M or get an Apple iBook/PowerBook.

Can't find it now, but tests comparing Pentium4-mobile and Pentium-M show that a Pentium-M runs faster in a laptop.

e.g. Pentium-M 1700Mhz would run just as well as say, a 2400Mhz Pentium4-M.

Also, P4's and Celerons were designed for a desktop. Subsequently, they both chew through power and produce f*ck-loads of heat.

That's where "IntelÂ® Speed-stepÂ® TechnologyÂ®" comes inÂ®.

If the processor produces too much heat, (oops. i mean when. not if.), It will slow the processor down so the thing won't blow up.

So your BIGÂ® ... SPIFFYÂ® Pentium4Â® 3.06GhzÂ® side-o-beefÂ® may actually be running at 1.5Ghz. Â®

FOR MORAL OF STORY, SEE FIRST LINE.

Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM

07/28/2004 12:16:25 AM · #15

thanks W!
what about yper threading. what is it & what are some thoughts about pros & cons?

oksamit

Canon EOS-30D

07/28/2004 12:23:09 AM · #16

Originally posted by Rooster:

Take Emaschines model m6805 or m6807 amd64bit 3000 ati 9600, or ibook G4 not the powerbook.

07/28/2004 12:28:39 AM · #17

i did check out the emachines notebooks but theyre pricey & there ae only 2. The sony vaios are the same price, Having a hard time choosing. I want a pc not a mac tho. i'm on the east coast & we're all pc users out here, mostly.

wimbello

Sigma 30mm f/1.4 EX DC HSM for Canon

07/28/2004 12:28:42 AM · #18

Originally posted by Rooster:

thanks W!
what about yper threading. what is it & what are some thoughts about pros & cons?

If you see HyperThreading (HT) in a laptop... run. It will most likely be a "desktop Replacement" unit, and no good unless you have a power point, and you have a regridgerator attached to the computers heat dissapation ducts.

From memory, Pentium-M's have no HT. And there is no equivalent technology that has the same effect. (Talking PC's only, macs are different)

HT 'splits' the processor in 2, so you can run processes from 2 programs at the same time.

Read this: //www.intel.com/techtrends/technologies/hyperthreading.htm

pro: good for desktops/servers, can do more thinking in the same amount of time.
con: chews power like no-ones business, produces more hot air than a political sex scandal.

07/28/2004 12:32:08 AM · #19

Originally posted by wimbello:

Originally posted by Rooster:
thanks W!
what about yper threading. what is it & what are some thoughts about pros & cons?

If you see HyperThreading (HT) in a laptop... run. It will most likely be a "desktop Replacement" unit, and no good unless you have a power point, and you have a regridgerator attached to the computers heat dissapation ducts.

From memory, Pentium-M's have no HT. And there is no equivalent technology that has the same effect. (Talking PC's only, macs are different)

HT 'splits' the processor in 2, so you can run processes from 2 programs at the same time.

Read this: //www.intel.com/techtrends/technologies/hyperthreading.htm

pro: good for desktops/servers, can do more thinking in the same amount of time.
con: chews power like no-ones business, produces more hot air than a political sex scandal.

hilarious! Thanks muck. Any recommendations on a brand?

wimbello