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    t2500 vs. t5500 (vs. t7200?)

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by bwap, May 29, 2007.

  1. bwap

    bwap Notebook Enthusiast

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    can someone fill me in on the differences between the three?
    t2500 vs. t5500 (vs. t7200?)
     
    bwap, May 29, 2007
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    CeeNote Notebook Virtuoso

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    T2500 = 2GHz dual core, 2MB cache, 32bit
    T5500 = 1.66GHz dual core, 2MB cache, 64bit
    T7200 = 2GHz dual core, 4MB cache, 64bit
     
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  3. John Ratsey

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    The 64-bit CPUs are newer and have some internal improvements wheich make them a little (~10%) faster. In addition, the T7200 has more cache memory on the CPU which improves (~10%) general performance. If you are not a heavy computer user who is thinking about 64-bit operating systems then don't buy something just because it is 64-bit.

    You can compare the T2500 and T7200 at Tom's Hardware. The T5500 will be the slowest of these three. Maybe 75% as fast as the T7200.

    John
     
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    ok, so the asus w3j comes with the t2500 or t5500,
    i should get the t2500 right?
     
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  5. John Ratsey

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    Is the T2500 version less expensive? There is usually some discount because it is an older CPU but I would expect it to actually run a little faster than the T2500.

    John
     
    John Ratsey, May 29, 2007
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