T2300 or T5600

[fatherdougal]

I'm thinking of upgrading my laptop's processor at the moment. Seen quite a few second-hand ones and I'm thinking of getting either a T5600 or a T7200 (or quicker). I know that the T5*** will definitely work with my Samsung laptop while I'm only pretty sure that T7*** will.
I think that I'm right in saying that the T5*** will be more power efficient than my T2300 and also that the architecture is improved?
Anyone able to tell me whether this will be a worthwhile upgrade?

 

[fatherdougal]

Update;

Just shoved a T5600 (second hand for £30) into it. Not really looked to see if it makes any of the encoding that I do any quicker, as dismantling the laptop and then putting it back together has taken 'a while'.

Might stick with this now and then change to a T7200 or similar when there prices fall a little more. Wouldn't want to have to take my laptop to bits very often though.

 

[fatherdougal]

Definitely noticeable speed-boost when doing stuff like ripping DVD's into AVI's. I kept the laptop pretty snappy anyway and now seems even more so. I'm also glad about getting a good opportunity to get inside my laptop and work out how things fit together.