Std Duo Core Vs. Centrino Duo Core.. 1

[basepointdesignz]

Hi,

I'm gonna be buying a laptop soon and would all your thoughts on whats best....

A standard P4 Duo Core or a Centrino Duo Core?

I know the centrino has built in wireless but some of the offers i've seen have built-in wireless in the laptop with the standard duo core chips too..

I just wanted your thoughts on what is better and why?
I will using it mainly for my work, so loads of web design, graphics, CAD, video editing etc..

Cheers,
Paul @ basepoint designz ltd..

basepointdesignzltd

http://www.bpdesignz.com

 

[Nelviticus]

Centrino" is just an Intel branding term. It means that the laptop contains certain specified Intel components (motherboard, CPU and wireless card) and the manufacturer has paid Intel a fee to be allowed to use the Centrino logo.

Also, a dual-core P4 is not the same as a Core Duo. "Core Duo" (and the newer "Core 2 Duo") is the name of the processor. Technically there's no such thing as a "P4 Duo Core" but there is a "P4 dual core". P4 processors are older technology than Core Duos and Core 2 Duos.

Confusing, isn't it? Just remember that the Pentium 4 (aka P4) and Pentium M have been succeeded by the Core Duo and Core 2 Duo, which broadly-speaking are more powerful processors that consume less power thus giving longer battery life.

My recommendation: go for a Core Duo or a Core 2 Duo and don't worry too much whether it carries the Centrino branding.

Nelviticus

 

[cdogg]

Nelvitcus is right on. I just want to add that a laptop Duo Core is essentially a "slightly modified" Pentium M fitted in dual-core fashion borrowing a lot of concepts from the Pentium 4.

So in reality, the Duo Cores use the best of both worlds to make a superior processor which is mostly like the Pentium M but of course run at higher speeds using the newer DDR2.

Just wanted to point that out...

~cdogg
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