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    Core Duo / DDR2 Question

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by mcgooie, Sep 21, 2006.

  1. mcgooie

    mcgooie Notebook Enthusiast

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    I am looking at 2 laptops to buy. They appear to be the exact same spec apart from two differences:

    Laptop 1
    Intel Centrino Core Duo T2250 1.7G
    1024MB DDR2 533 RAM

    Laptop 2
    Intel Centrino Core Duo T2400 1.83G
    1024MB DDR2 677 RAM

    I dont know much about intel processors or ddr2 ram but would the extras in the 2nd laptop be worth the extra £40-50?

    thanks
     
    mcgooie, Sep 21, 2006
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  2. who8mahrice

    who8mahrice Notebook Evangelist

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    I wouldn't say the 2nd laptop is worth the extra money. There's barely any difference between the 1.7ghz and a 1.83ghz. The main difference is that the T2250 lacks Virtualization Technology. The difference between 533mhz and 667mhz RAM is very miniscule as well.
     
    who8mahrice, Sep 21, 2006
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  3. Iter

    Iter Notebook Evangelist

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    Of course, it will not have a huge difference whatever the cpu and memory. If your budget is good enough, choose the Laptop 2 is better than all the the lower specficiation than that when the price is a little bit more(who care). In the market on computers, they are focus on Core Duo and Core 2 Duo, the DDR2 memroy with a 667MHz is the one in the market and fit to the speed of front side bus in the mainboard.
     
    Iter, Sep 21, 2006
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    Pitabred Linux geek con rat flail!

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    There won't be a huge difference, but the differences are multiplicative. So a slower CPU + a slower bus = a fair bit slower computer. It depends on what you do. If you just watch movies, check email and surf the web, then #1 would be fine. If you do processor intensive things such as encoding media a lot, then #2 would be a better choice. Both will still be pretty darn fast, though.
     
    Pitabred, Sep 21, 2006
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