T7200 vs T7400

Hey all,

I'm looking to buy a new laptop and debating between a Core 2 Duo T7200 and T7400. Since all of Dell's specials are on the T7200, I don't know if I just get the T7200. Any of you have resources on benchmarks and compirasons of all the Core 2 Duo offerings?

Thanks

 

there is very little difference between the t7200 and t7400 the main differences in these processors is the cpu frequency 2.00 ghz vs. 2.13ghz, the l2 cache, microarchitecture, and just about everything else is the same... so unless you are going to be sitting there doing super-pi type stuff all day long... and have a strict <<1 minute time restriction, for other everyday purposes and gaming and graphical design there isn't much difference between the two and im not so sure if its worth the extra 200 or whatever dell charges you... also what kind of dell? for the price they are the cheapest... but remember you get what u pay for... (low build quality and inferior design) i have a dell, and i would not recommend it, but thats just my .02 good luck to you and happy computing...

 

yea, for most the T7400 wouldn't be worth the marginal increase in speed.

 

Well, I'm actually looking for a good all around machine. I'm seriuosly looking at the Inspiron 6400. I do a little gaming, a lot of programming in VMWare (hence the Core 2 Duo with virtualization), and the option of running Vista. For other manufactueres, here in Canada the in-store offering in Core 2 Duo machines is pretty non-existant. So my only option since I have to buy very soon is Dell Canada.

Any ideas from other canadians would be appreciated

 

a) You don't need virtualization to run VMWare. Xen is really the only system that uses the virtualization extensions to the processor currently. VMWare and Microsoft's VirtualPC are looking into it.
b) You're only going to be looking at a 6.65% speed increase for the T7400 vs. the T7200. Depending on how much the price difference is, it's not often worth it. The T7200 is still a very, very fast processor.

 

I am in Canada, recently bought a Dell 6400. It works fine except one problem, it whines a little bit and apparently many Dell core 2 duos and some hps have this problem. Other than that it is great so far. You are right that in Canada. so far, tyhe only mainstream core 2 duo laptops are from dell. I suggest you wait a little bit if you have time, especially for Asus A8JS(if you have the money). But Dell is not a bad choice. either.

I upgraded from t7200 to t7400 for 10 bucks, so never thought about it. t7400 is great so far. I assume t7200 is not that different.

 

i haven't heard any whining, and i know that i can hear high pitched sounds like that. my first pentium m had that high pitched noise problem.

my guess is it varies though, and i was lucky with my Core 2