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    Timeline 3500 CULV vs. Pentium M

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by kulte, Jul 30, 2009.

  1. kulte

    kulte Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hello:

    I have a Fujitsu S6210 Pentium M 1.6Ghz laptop with the extra battery, about 4.5lbs. As I'm a business road warrior, battery life, performance, and weight are important to me. The 4810 seems to be a great set of features for what I need.

    Perhaps I'm just falling into the counting Ghz trap, but what will be the performance difference between a 1.6Ghz Pentium M with 2Gb RAM running versus a 1.4Ghz CULV Solo with 4Gb RAM? I also expect that since I'm running XP now that Vista will also be a performance drag.

    I don't game or watch HD, but do light-mid level photo editing.

    Also, if the Duo SU9400 is the way to go, is there anybody in the US selling it yet?

    Thanks!

    --k
     
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  2. runtohell121

    runtohell121 Notebook Deity

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    I'm not sure about the performance, but the SU9400 is being sold already, only in the Acer Aspire Timeline 3810t model. The 4810t and 5810t don't have the SU9400 yet.
     
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  3. gus6464

    gus6464 Notebook Consultant

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    The new ones will be faster as they are based on a newer core (Penryn 3M). If you go with the dual core SU9400 it will definitely be a lot faster than the Pentium M. If you have the money the new newegg model with the 13inch and SU9400 with SSD has huge bang for the buck at $799.
     
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