is 1mb cache enough on a ?

Invasion · 17 Jul 2010 at 11:35

I have ordered a laptop today a Toshiba C650 and now I am concerned it is going to be good enough.

the spec is below the main thing that concerns me is the 1MB Cache ??
what do you guys think..will mainly be using MSN, Itunes, Firefox, word and photoshop

* Monitor: integrated 39.6cm (15.6”) TruBrite LED backlit
* Processor: Intel Pentium T4500 (2.30GHz, 800MHz, 1MB)
* Memory: 3GB DDR3 RAM 1066MHz
* Hard drive: 320GB 5400rpm SATA
* CD/DVD rewriter drive
* Graphics card: Intel GMA 4500M, shared up to 1341MB
* Speaker: 24-Bit Stereo speakers, Toshiba Bass Enhanced Sound System
* Network Card - LAN 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX RJ45 port
* Wi-Fi Card: built-in 802.11 b/g/n
* Keyboard type: built-in keyboard with numeric keypad
* Mouse: built-in multi-touch touchpad
* Webcam: built-in 0.3MP
* Battery: lithium-ion 6-cell battery (up to 4hrs 20mins battery life)
* Weight: 2.4kg

reflux · 17 Jul 2010 at 11:42

It will be fine as long as your photoshop use is not very demanding.

Invasion · 17 Jul 2010 at 11:50

ok thanks

if i am running say firefox, spotify, and doing some photoshop with MSN runing at the same time will it still give good performance??

reflux · 17 Jul 2010 at 11:53

Yes, it will be fine. That laptop is no slouch. Yes, the 1mb cache will hamper performance vs a full fat 3/4/6mb offering but we're not talking about a P4 here. It's a Core 2 Duo dual core CPU.

My sister uses her laptop with a similar CPU for the same uses and has had no issues with it.

Invasion · 17 Jul 2010 at 12:02

Ok my mind put at rest

thanks for the help

ShakenNstirred · 17 Jul 2010 at 14:17

that cpu runs at 800mhz fsb so the ram will not be running at its rated 1066mhz but at 800mhz

Aod · 17 Jul 2010 at 19:09

ShakenNstirred said:
that cpu runs at 800mhz fsb so the ram will not be running at its rated 1066mhz but at 800mhz

Unless the ram's running on a divider, which it very well may be.

Rroff · 17 Jul 2010 at 19:26

RAM will be running 3:4 divider.

1MB cache is loads on a laptop - the 5400RPM HDD will be a much more noticeable performance bottleneck.

ShakenNstirred · 18 Jul 2010 at 10:53

Rroff said:
RAM will be running 3:4 divider.

1MB cache is loads on a laptop - the 5400RPM HDD will be a much more noticeable performance bottleneck.

hopefully it will be, it wasnt on my acer 8930 though
i didnt get the ram running at full speed till i upgraded my cpu
when you get the laptop check with CPU-Z to see if ram is at the full 1066mhz