Any other notebook like the D900T/D900K?

Is there any other notebook that compares to the D900T??? Dual HDs, dual opticals, and large screen?? Are there any possible chances that a D900T with newer processors will be available?? Now this is my last question, does the D900K (AMD) run cooler then the D900T (Intel)??? Since the P4 runs hotter in a notebook??

 

I can answer a couple of these questions:

1. Clevo M570U is very similar to D900x series, except dual HDD's, yet only 1 optical drive.
2. Around Summer/Fall (I believe) Clevo is to come out with a new line-up of D900's, Featuring AM2, and Desktop Core 2 Duos (Conroe).
3. They both should run about the same Temp. Both are desktop processors, that generate plenty of heat, my guess is the AMD runs MARGINALLY cooler.

 

This is all speculation:

actually, I would doubt the heat from the Intel version, because they are probably going to go with the mobile Intel Core 2 Duo or even the new Santa Rosa.

As for the AMD version, then I would probably think it will be AM2 with DDR2 support.

We will have to wait and see what is up Clevo's sleeves.

 

Well, this my logic, do like the notebook, it has serve my well, for my gaming needs, but now with the motherboard having to be replace and the trouble I have gone through, mainly the waiting. I plan to keep it, until it goes down again, but if I could sell it and just switch over to another notebook, that would be good too. With the newer Intel processors coming out, I feel that I will be losing the power of the P4 for gaming, since some games have required a P4 3.0+ Ghz, with the newer processors being less then 3.0Ghz. I would also lose the capabilities of the Desktop replacement, dual everything, which most notebook don't have.

 

The Pentium 4 is not even on the list for top gaming CPUs anymore, it lost out of the gaming race when AMD released their Socket 939 CPU's.

So getting any current dual core CPU will definitely be a plus over any of the Pentium 4 CPUs.

 

Don't pay any attention to those GHz requirements - they are irrelevant these days. That used to be a factor in the era of the Pentium 4 and the "clockspeed wars," but these days it's all about the CPU itself.

I think you have some misconceptions about newer processors and clockspeed. Clockspeed means nothing. The Core series Intel microprocessors are far, far faster than a Pentium 4 because they get so much more done per clock cycle. And, a Core series processor does it while consuming a minimal amount of power and producing far less heat. Heat = inefficiency; the Pentium 4 is extremely inefficient and this is evidenced by the fact that it produces an incredible amount of heat. That's why notebooks that used it ran hot and had terrible battery life to match.
Your 3.0GHz P4 is, no offense, weak at best compared to any Core series processor. Even a T2300 1.66GHz Core Duo would outperform it without breaking a sweat in any given application, especially gaming.

The Core Duo/Core 2 Duo are not actually comparable to the Pentium 4 because they are essentially two processors on one chip (dual-core). The Pentium 4 is single-core.

Check some online articles about the Core series processor to get a better idea of what I'm talking about. Here's one to start:
http://www.notebookreview.com/default.asp?newsID=3134&article=Core+2+Duo+Performance
The Pentium M 1.86GHz that is compared to the Core 2 Duo in that article is a bit faster than your 3.0GHz Pentium 4 for reference.

 

Well, I feel, "for lack of better word", misinform, I have been going on this assumption for a while, I guess, not knowing any better. Okay, I guess, it would be a good idea to look at selling my D900T, should it go down again, and look at the newer Intel Processors, I am just hoping that someone make a destop replacement notebook like the D900T with a newer processor. So are any of the D900Ks (with the AMD) running better then the D900Ts??

 

Yes the D900K outperforms the D900T, since the P4 is only a single core, any AMD X2 will perform up to twice the speed.

Thats why I choose it back in March 2006. The dual core CPU will help me have this notebook perform well and last me much longer than a P4 D900T notebook.

The architecture is main thing one should look at to determine a great value CPU, the Pentium 4 line is obsolete in its architecture and has been discontinued because of that.

 

I have a D900K with Athlon X2 4400 but I don't have a D900T to compare it to, but I am with Gophn here. The D900K is still quite the machine, even from purchasing it a year ago.

Just over a year ago I upgraded my home desktop with a newer motherboard and Athlon64 (not dual-core) that was above mid-grade. Then about three months later, in the end of March, I purchased the D900K with the dual-core X2 4400 and was absolutely astonished the difference in processing power. Games I ran on my desktop computer were very fluid and smooth, but I even had trouble keeping up with the quickness of games on my notebook.

I'd say with the use of a desktop dual-core processor in the D900K it has quite a lifespan still, and will be a little while before it's "obsolete" and needs replacement. That's what I was shooting for though!