Laptop Question

The reason, and just a guess at that, is that they reduced the speed of laptop processors so they aren't as power greedy. With the advent of mobile processors, it's clear that companies are putting battery life right up there with specs like speed, RAM, and hard drive capacity.

However, with some laptops now carrying dual core processors, they don't need to be up past 3.0 Ghz to be useful. Having multiple cores allows for more multitasking which is good for gamers and the average user without making battery life a joke. Check websites or anywhere, dual core processing is gaining support for being better now and in the future than a single core.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Not exactly. AMD, counting bias aside, says that their Athlon 64 bit 3100+ (2.1 Ghz) cpu can do as much and sometimes more than a Pentium IV 3.2Ghz cpu. I've been trying to find a website that compares the speeds side by side, but had no luck. A dual core processor that is rated at 2.4 Ghz or better should be just as good as the best Pentium IV out there.

So if you're looking for a laptop with power and good battery life, I'd recommend one with Intel's dual core centrino processor. It has the advantages of dual core technology plus the power saving design that the centrino line is known for.

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Either one should do fine so long as you get one of the higher end models, probably 1.9Ghz or higher. Although if you're looking for a desktop reaplacement laptop, I would opt for a standard Athlon 64 bit processor since they're currently more powerful than either the centrino or turion series.

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