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    T5270 vs. T5750

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by jtown1125, May 15, 2008.

  1. jtown1125

    jtown1125 Newbie

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    I am deciding between a Vostro 1400 and a Inspiron 1420. The Vostro has a T5270 1.4GHZ, 800 FSB while the Inspiron has a T5750 2.0GHZ, 677 FSB.

    Any thoughts? Faster CPU or highter FSB? Any other thoughts on form/weight/design on Vostro 1400 vs. Inspiron 1420?
     
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    dondadah88 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    get the faster cpu

    what is the use of getting a fast fsb if the cpu isnt fast enough to process the data

    i have the t5250 1.5ghz 667fsb and its ok for normal task but for cpu intestive program i need something faster
     
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    If the difference was less profound between the two processors, then I would say get the 800fsb, but 600mhz is a big difference, and for that you can give up the fsb speed.

    Inspiron vs. Vostro is simple, one is silver, one is black, and one has business support.
     
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  4. John Ratsey

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    That CPU speed difference is enough to be noticeable but the FSB speed makes real difference in real life.

    Whether you need the extra CPU speed depends on what you are going to be doing. If simple email / web browsing / documents type of work then 1.4GHz is OK. Applications may take an extra few seconds to load with the slower CPU. I'm sure that there are a lot of businesses buying that spec for simple office use. If you will be doing tasks that heavily load the CPU for a few minutes then you will see the benefit of the faster CPU.

    Get at least 2GB (preferably 3GB) RAM if you are getting Vista, but you can upgrade the RAM seperately if that is cheaper.

    John
     
    John Ratsey, May 16, 2008
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