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    e1505 processor question

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by abatwa, Mar 10, 2007.

  1. abatwa

    abatwa Newbie

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    hey there, I am looking into buying a Dell E1505. On the website there are the options:

    Intel® Core™ Duo T2250 (1.73GHz, 2MB L2 Cache, 533MHz FSB) [Included*in*Price]

    Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T5600 (1.83GHz, 2MB L2 Cache, 667MHz FSB) [add*$135*or*$5/month1]

    Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T7200 (2.00GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 667MHz FSB) [add*$210*or*$7/month1]

    I do want a very fast notebook (have been using a very slow notebook for 2 years and am sick and tired of it). I was wondering if it is worth paying the difference for choosing a faster processor. Of course its a personal choice in the end but is it really different to be justifying the price difference? Thanks for the input, I appreciate it.
     
    abatwa, Mar 10, 2007
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  2. colonelclutz

    colonelclutz Notebook Geek

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    If you want fast, go for the T7200. It has more L2 Cache and better FSB than the T2250.
     
    colonelclutz, Mar 10, 2007
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  3. Matsu

    Matsu Notebook Consultant

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    well if you want the piece of mind that you have a premium version of the core 2 duo i would go with the T7200. however in real life you won't notice a difference between the t5600 and t7200 unless you use cpu intensive programs.
     
    Matsu, Mar 10, 2007
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  4. Iceman0124

    Iceman0124 More news from nowhere

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    It all depends on what programs your planning to run, right now unless you plan on doing a lot of heavy video encoding, the T2250 should be more than fast enough for you.
     
    Iceman0124, Mar 10, 2007
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