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topdog <mkanayo2020@yahoo.com> wrote:
: Can anyone please give at least 5 benefits of a laptop (HP preferably)
: based on centrino technology.
The big benefit of Centrino is the Pentium M processor it includes
(Centrino also includes a wireless card and a chipset, but those are
not particularly important). That CPU was designed to use much
less power than the Pentium 4 desktiop processor. It also gives off
much less heat. The result is that Centrino/Pentium M laptops can be
designed with much looser thrermal requirements, so there is more room
for a longer-lasting battery.
Boil that down to: Centrino gives longer battery life than most
Pentium 4 laptops and don't get as hot.
I would probably avoid a Pentium 4-based laptop these days, because
they get really, really hot. Even a Pentium M/Centrino laptop will
get hot, but not as bad as the Pentium 4 machines. The fan in a
Centrino laptop will probably be quieter than the one in a P4 laptop
also.
And don't be deceived by the CPU clock speeds. Pentium M clock speeds
are roughly half that of Pentium 4 chips that give roughly the same
performance (give or take). So a 1.7GHZ Pentium M is about the same
as a 3.4GHZ Pentium 4, give or take.
Andrew
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