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    Going to buy a computer today need intel cpu advice

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by mdsniper7, Nov 13, 2009.

  1. mdsniper7

    mdsniper7 Notebook Evangelist

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    Trying to decide about the petuim duel core t4300 vs a c2d t6600 anyone help on this is it worth 100 bucks more also asus toshiba or hp and sony whats the best brand. But I use my computer for some light dvd encoding but mainly internet and email, I am on atom now and hate it so will these suffice.
     
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  2. Mr._Kubelwagen

    Mr._Kubelwagen More machine now than man

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    I'd say go for the T6600, Core 2 Duo's are better for battery life as well as being faster than the pentium dual cores. Personally, I'm not a fan of Toshiba, and imho Sony is way overpriced. I love my ASUS, and HP has been known to have solid laptops.
     
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    Penitum Dual Core and Core 2 Duo are essentially the same processors. The only difference is the Core 2 Duo's have more cache and run at a faster bus speed than the Pentium Dual Core.

    If your usage if web browsing, surfing, word processing, general office work, light image editing, etc both processors will perform essentially the same.

    Save by getting the cheaper processor. Instead focus on the harddrive speed(7200 rpm vs 5400 rom), ram, etc.
     
    comp_user, Nov 13, 2009
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  4. mdsniper7

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    do both the prossecors have the same tech
     
    mdsniper7, Nov 14, 2009
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    i don't think so. Pentium uses the NetBurst architecture, while the C2D uses Core 2 architecture. go for T6600 anytime.
     
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    tuηay o TuNaY o

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    If I was you I would personllay go for T6600 and Asus. I have used, Toshiba, HP, Lenovo And Asus. And Asus and Lenovo is the best of them.
    I mean everything, from support to quality!
     
    tuηay, Nov 14, 2009
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    go for the t6500. i have it on my laptop. it runs extremely well and battery life is really good on my asus.
     
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    T6600 anytime.. Pentium processors are crap... but if you can get a a better processor like that from P7000 , P8000 and P9000 or T9000 series... and try not to get Hp, their laptops overheat... also Asus in some cases.. Dell and Toshiba are quite good..
     
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    ok so black friday at bb there are 2 i am really looking a 479 sony ith blu ray with a t4300 4gb ram and a 320hd or a 499 toshiba t6600 ced 4gb ddr3 320hdd. what u guys think which one
     
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    Hold up, not letting that one slip by.
    The Pentium Dual-Cores in new laptops are simply Core 2 Duos with less Level 2 cache and some features disabled; the NetBurst architecture died with the Pentium Ds on the desktop.
     
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    That's very outdated info. The newer mobile processors sold under the "Pentium" name are based on the Core 2 architecture.

    That's right. Except sometimes even the bus speeds are the same too. Ignore the marketing name. The t6600 has more L2 cache and 0.1 GHz more clock speed. And a sticker that says "Core 2 Duo inside" or something like that.

    I agree with comp_user -- go with the t4300 and spend the $100 on a faster hard drive or more RAM.
     
    swarmer, Nov 15, 2009
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