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post #21 of 27
5/7/05 at 4:20am
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i notice the centrinos dont have HT.... what is it exactly, and will i need it even eventually for gaming? and this new 64bit windows? will i want it? will centrinos take it like the 6xx p4s?

sorry for all the probably stupid questions, but i dont know that much about computers, and this is alot of money, so i want to choose wisely.
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post #22 of 27
5/7/05 at 12:38pm
centrino is a technology not a processor. intel can have a P-4 with Centrino technology. HT is when the processor can process multiple processes at 1 time. programs need to be written to take advantage of this technology. its like having 2 processors in 1; except, only 1 process gets executed at 1 time. the second virtual processor(HT), takes some of the workload from the main processor and processes them; it doesnt execute them. the physical processor executes the processes. the virtual(HT) only processes them and passes them over for execution. no processor other than dual core processors can execute 2 processes at 1 time. each process waits it turn for execution. this works out pretty good, but not enough for intel not to go the dual core route. dual core is the next level for processing power. can you think of 2 thoughts simultaniously? if you had 2 brains each with its own thought process capability, then you could.
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post #23 of 27
5/7/05 at 1:09pm
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Originally Posted by sabor
centrino is a technology not a processor.
With all due respect, I beg to differ. Centrino is really just a marketing ploy by Intel. A notebook with an Intel Pentium M, Intel chipset, and Intel wireless gets to be labeled "a Centrino".

I am not knocking the Pentium M--clearly, it is a great processor. I doubt if anyone back in 2000 thought there was this much growth potential in the P6 architecture.
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post #24 of 27
5/7/05 at 1:43pm
Toshiba Qossimos also have centrino, 17" trubright and a tv tuner. Might be worth taking a look (atleast for comparison).

the 64bit windows will only work in computers designed with 64 bit processors and with all the drivers and sother software also in 64bit. Granted 64bit XP is available (or will be soon -- I'm not sure) windows longhorn is still not going to be out until at least the second half of next year (unless MS pushes it back-- yet again). Then you'll still have to wait for all the applications to come out and what not.

There is a lot of discussion as to when 64bit will take over, but I think it's safe to say you've got at least a couple of years before it does. So if you get a centrino that means NO 64bit windows, but that's ok becasue MS will also make 32bit flavors available.
happy shopping
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post #25 of 27
5/7/05 at 1:54pm
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Toshiba Qossimos also have centrino, 17" trubright and a tv tuner. Might be worth taking a look (atleast for comparison).
true, and they have by far the best looking screens I've seen in an electronics store.
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post #26 of 27
5/7/05 at 6:14pm
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Originally Posted by sabor
centrino is a technology not a processor. intel can have a P-4 with Centrino technology. HT is when the processor can process multiple processes at 1 time. programs need to be written to take advantage of this technology. its like having 2 processors in 1; except, only 1 process gets executed at 1 time. the second virtual processor(HT), takes some of the workload from the main processor and processes them; it doesnt execute them. the physical processor executes the processes. the virtual(HT) only processes them and passes them over for execution. no processor other than dual core processors can execute 2 processes at 1 time. each process waits it turn for execution. this works out pretty good, but not enough for intel not to go the dual core route. dual core is the next level for processing power. can you think of 2 thoughts simultaniously? if you had 2 brains each with its own thought process capability, then you could.

are there any processors that use centrino technology, yet also have hyperthreading? why exactly can't centrino be used with a pentium 4? is a processor with hyperthreading worth choosing over one without, or will it be worth it in maybe a year?
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post #27 of 27
5/8/05 at 4:13am
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are there any processors that use centrino technology, yet also have hyperthreading?
have you heard of intel's dual core processor? they are two "centrinos" in 1 core.
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