Centrino=Package (processor, chipset,etc..)
With Sony, what does Pentium M mean? Is it another way of saying Centrino?
Is Sony's Intel Pentium M 1.73GHz processor as fast as a Pentium 4 3.2GHz processor?
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Processor Speed 3.2 Pentium 4 vs. Sony Intel Pentium M 1.73
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The 1.73 GHz pentium m is not nearly as fast as the 3.2 GHz pentium 4. The pentuim 4 is a desktop processor, and the pentium m (mobile) was designed as a laptop processor. The higher the clock speed (or MHz/GHz) the faster the processor. A 3.6 GHz processor is faster than a 3.0 GHz processor. A dual-core 3.0 GHz processor is faster than the 3.6 GHz single-core. Dual-core means 2 cpu's on the same motherboard.
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Benchmarks have already proven that they are just as fast. Pentium 4s are faster in multitasking because of HT. Clock speed IS DEFINITELY NOT THE WAY TO GO ANYMORE. Proof-AMD and Intel's future plans. [A dual-core 3.0 GHz processor is faster than the 3.6 GHz single-core.] is not true. Not in gaming, for gaming, higher clock speeds help. and as of now, not that much multi-threaded applications
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Sorry, but the experiences of full bore P4 laptops have not been kind ones. The owners in year 2 or 3 find the tanks mired in issues of no battery time and singed thighs. The stories can be horrid so from now on I will pan the desktop P4 in a laptop.
Besides battery and heat issues, the machines seem far too unstable as they age.
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Bob
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