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    Just out of curiosity...

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by eastman123, Jul 6, 2007.

  1. eastman123

    eastman123 Notebook Enthusiast

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    My current desktop is a Pentium 4, 2 gHz, with a 512 kb cache.

    The laptop I buy will probably have the Core 2 Duo T7300 (2 ghz).

    How much faster will the new laptop be?

    I don't know if it's important, but the ram is 512 mb on this computer and the new one will have 2gb.
     
    eastman123, Jul 6, 2007
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    Light Speed!!!!!!!!!
     
    baddogboxer, Jul 6, 2007
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    Budding Notebook Virtuoso

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    In theory, about 32 times faster. However in practice, you might see a halving or greater time improvement on running intensive tasks.
     
    Budding, Jul 6, 2007
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    The processor and the amount of RAM in the notebook will give you a big performance advantage over the your desktop.
     
    System64, Jul 6, 2007
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    A lot more. especially if you get rid of the junkware that comes with ur laptop. (eg. norton, trial-ware, etc.)
     
    wobble987, Jul 6, 2007
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    You will be the "Man"!
     
    baddogboxer, Jul 6, 2007
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    Padmé NBR Super Pink Princess

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    Make sure you hold it tightly as it's gonna fly right out of your hands. :spinny:
     
    Padmé, Jul 6, 2007
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