T61P 2.2Gbz, 2.4Ghz or 2.6Ghz?

does it worth the money to have the 2.6 over the 2.4 or even the 2.2?

can we feel the difference in speed? because the money difference is pretty noticeable

 

Well it depends on a number of factors such as what apps are being used -- multitasking, etc. I suspect for most Office users there isn't a whole lot of difference, but graphics and gamers probably would notice the difference. In that case the video card will make a big difference the 570 that is available in the T61p is a pretty kick butt card.

 

People don't realize how fast and powerful todays cpus are. Even a 2.2GHz core 2 duo is overkill for most people and most programs. So it will be more than enough for everything short of extreme gaming and cpu intensive tasks.

So you have to tell us what you do. While the increase in speed will help you with some tasks, you have to ask yourself if it's worth the heavy price premium. If you are really dependent on every last MHz and even a fraction of a second makes a huge difference in your tasks, then I would say invest in the faster cpu. But if you're anything less than 100% dependent on your cpu to do work, get the slower cpu and save some money.

Heck, use that money to get more ram or a faster drive and that will increase your performance more than a measly 200MHz.

 

100% agree with adinu

 

I was btw the 2.2 and the 2.4. I picked the 2.2 because it was $160 cheaper and yes getting a 2.4 will be a overkill for me.

 

i'm not a gamer at all, just a heavy business usage and development, say vmware and having multiple OSes running such as windows and linux etc..

so 4GB ram and 200GB 7200RPM with 2.2 more than enough?

 

Only thing I would recommend is to get the 4 megs of cache over the 2 megs of cache. Beyond that I think the small mhz differences aren't worth it over faster HD, more RAM, etc.... pretty much what the others have said.

 

I have 2.6. My reasoning for that was that I will have my laptop for a while. demands will get heavier. One thing I've learned in being involved with computer systems over the decades. Start your system with room to grow. The less limited my system is now, the longer it will be a robust, usable system.

 

I agree with infinus and Renee.....my decision on my laptop was to max it out as much as possible as I don't replace laptops very often (had my old Compaq Presario for 4+ years and it is still going strong). I stopped at the T7500 as the next jump was too expensive (in my mind) for what I would gain. I went with a 160gig 7200rpm drive and that would be more then adequate now, and I know I can always add a bigger drive later. I didn't get WWAN because I don't know what vendor I would want and figure that by the time I do want WWAN, the technology might change or other vendors would offer the same type service. I went with wireless-N and the Nvidia 570 for max capability. I only went with 2 meg RAM as I can always update this myself and I have no plans to move to Vista yet (primarily because custom software I use won't run under Vista right now). I also went with an extended warranty that also covers "accidents".

Just my $0.0198495784794.

 

Why not give a full $0.02.... Shesh, some of you are sooo cheap

 

If I did, I wouldn't have anything left.....and beleive me, I need all I can get.....or at least my wife tells me so....

 

i thought all of them has 4 megs of cache?

 

Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T7250 (2.0GHz 800MHz 2MBL2) is an option

 

They do. All of the choices you gave us have 4mb of L2 cache, so that point is moot.

 

Small added amounts of processor speeds will not prolong the life of your computer!

I just got rid of a 3 year old Dell Inspiron 9100. It had a 2.8Ghz Pentium 4 Prescott. Would I have kept it if I originally got the 3.0Ghz or the 3.2Ghz? No!

It's all the other changes that gave me reason to upgrade:
- More efficient processers (less heat and power)
- Advances in interface/board designs
- Graphics card advances
- Hard Drive (space and speed)
- Faster and more RAM
- overall design

You're money is much better spent on upgrading other hardware on your laptop (memory, hdd) , or saving it for your next laptop purchase.