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Laptop CPU - P4 3Ghz - What does this compare to?
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Try and get a Core 2 Duo laptop, rather than Core Duo. The original core duo is less power efficient, and quite a bit slower than the later C2D's.
The chips you want to look at are T5xxx, and T7xxx codename Merom.
Even if it means stretching your budget a little, its well worth it to get the better processor.
There's a good 30% difference in performance between a T2xxx and a T5xxx at any given clockspeed, and to be honest a 1.66Ghz Core Duo probably wont be much faster than the 3Ghz P4.. Although the Core Duo is of course 2 cores, so faster for multitasking.
The T5xxx C2D on the other hand will likely show a fair improvement over the P4 even at rock bottom clock speeds.
The chips you want to look at are T5xxx, and T7xxx codename Merom.
Even if it means stretching your budget a little, its well worth it to get the better processor.
There's a good 30% difference in performance between a T2xxx and a T5xxx at any given clockspeed, and to be honest a 1.66Ghz Core Duo probably wont be much faster than the 3Ghz P4.. Although the Core Duo is of course 2 cores, so faster for multitasking.
The T5xxx C2D on the other hand will likely show a fair improvement over the P4 even at rock bottom clock speeds.
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