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    Specs on this Inspiron E1705 suspicious?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by mikehende, Jan 4, 2012.

  1. mikehende

    mikehende Notebook Consultant

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    Looking online, I am seeing the processor speed of this type of machine to be
    Processor: Intel T2500 2.0GHz Core Duo taken from here:

    Dell Inspiron e1705 Review (pics, specs)

    On the machine itself, under System Properties, it is showing:

    Dell Inspiron 9400
    Genuine Intel [R] CPU
    T2250 @1.73 GHZ
    795 Mhz, 0.99 GB of RAM

    So what's the deal with this unit? Does this unit have different mobo from the original so that's why it is showing as Inspiron 9400 instead of E1705? Is this a duo core unit? If yes, what's the processing speed please?
     
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    Sgraffite Notebook Guru

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    The difference in naming convention between Inspiron 9400 and E1705 is just locale I believe. E1705 is the U.S. model number.

    It is a dual core, but not 64bit. You can look up the processor based on it's model number to get it's exact specs: Intel® Core? Duo Processor T2250 (2M Cache, 1.73 GHz, 533 MHz FSB))

    The lower clock speed liste is just speedstep lowering the clock speed when the CPU is idle. It's going from 13x133 (1733Mhz) to 6x133 (800Mhz).
     
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    mikehende Notebook Consultant

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    So it's a 32-bit duo core processor with each processor's speed being 1.73Ghz and not 2.0ghz?
     
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    Sgraffite Notebook Guru

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    It is a 32bit dual core processor with a model number of Core Duo T2250, and runs at 1.73Ghz.

    The Core Duo T2500 model runs at 2.0Ghz.
     
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    Metamorphical Good computer user

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    The difference it the E1705 was sold through the consumer site. The 9400 was sold as a business laptop. They are the same computer.

    T2250 @1.73 GHZ
    http://ark.intel.com/products/27232/Intel-Core-Duo-Processor-T2250-(2M-Cache-1_73-GHz-533-MHz-FSB)
     
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