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PentiumM Performance Clear up

post #1 of 6
1/17/04 at 7:58pm
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So no one is ill advised on purchasing the Pentium M purely for its power and sometimes misconception about the cpu giving off nearly 2x the performance of a pentium4. Generally on most not all applications you will notice a 50% performanc eincrease to an equally clocked Pentium4M which is a lower clocked and lower bus version of the Pentium4's you see in these sagers on top of that you will note the lack of hyperthreading a feature which can drive the performance of applications in some instances over 20% pretty much for free. due to the PentiumM's much more advanced and larger L2 cache th eperformance is unfairly faster but intels clever way of not needing to bolster Mhz to sell the cpu. 1.4ghz goes a long way and if you dont feel the need to waste another 200 dolalrs down th eline for 300mhz? dont 1.4ghz is plenty of power and probabaly the only component you can sacrifice to save money.
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post #2 of 6
1/17/04 at 8:01pm
What do you think of the Toshiba M35 something...its a 1.4 Centrino with 15" WSXGA screen and I have one on order...dunno if I should pick it up or just cancel...I am waiting for the 8790 but if thats gonna take till february then I might just give in and pick it up. Pity the toshiba has a 32MB Nvidia card :P
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post #3 of 6
1/17/04 at 9:25pm
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Its a very impressive system. The lcd lacks the brightness most are comfortable with but ghosting is is nearly non existant. The lcd is produced by Toshiba surprisingly. The video card is also a downside only if you intend to do moderate gaming otherwise stick with low end gaming and general use. Batteyr life is simply too optimistic with toshibas so whatever value you were told divide by 1/2. Speakers are treat with harmon kardon low power high wattage speaker system to accompany a sleek and sexy design. i can only hope you bought this at a local retial chain of large stature and place a long warrenty plan (2 years minimum) these companies honor the warrenty very well like (Circiuitcity, Bestbuy, Frys) some do not honor them well (CompUSA, JandR, PC richard & Sons) if you bought this at a reputable place then you made a fine purchase.
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post #4 of 6
1/17/04 at 9:33pm
Circuit City

I have seen one of these and they look very nice. $1599 (including taxes) is a great price IMO. The speakers are awesome! they have a hole on the LCD lid through which the speakers blast when the LCD is closed...great if you dont have a CD player

I like the LCD...no complaints here...I like the build quality. Battery life I managed with the standard battery is around 2 hours and 30 minutes...maybe more but I didnt look into it seriously...

Just considering this laptop if the 8790 wait time becomes too unrealistic.
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post #5 of 6
1/17/04 at 11:35pm
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You can also purchase a circuit city floor model for 400 less than that if your are lucky and can still get the same 2-5 yr warrenty plan
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post #6 of 6
1/18/04 at 2:33am
Whats a floor model? A Demo unit? Jeez...I know what I do to demo units and I know what I did to this particular demo unit I wouldnt wanna take my chances on that - but if they are willing to offer the 2-5 year warranty then I might take my chances

Thanks for the tip!!

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