Which Proccesor for a new laptop?

[Gary Pandher]

Intel Pentium 4 3.0 GHz 800
or a
Pentium M 755 2.0GHz Dothan

anyone know the difference between these to proccesors?
going to be buying a new laptop and the Pentium M 755 2.0GHz Dothan
proccesor is a cheaper buy so dont know how good/bad it might be compared to the P4 3GHz. does anyone know how big of a diff there is..or any reviews?

 

[tdinc]

Here are some benchmarks hope it helps out

I would go with the PM

link

 

[Gary Pandher]

there's a 2.4GHz Dothan?...im leaning more towards the PM right now..

 

[tdinc]

it can be overclocked to 2.4

 

[NetRyder]

The Dothan, undoubtedly.
Great performance, great battery life...you need to take both into account with a laptop.

 

[Gary Pandher]

i'll show u the 2 setups i looked at ..these were configured at www.falcon-nw.com

FragBook DR
DR - Metallic Red
17in WSXGA+ 1680x1050 Perfect LCD
Included at No Extra Charge
Intel Pentium 4 3.0 GHz 800
Mobility Radeon 9700 Turbo 256MB DDR
1024 MB Corsair 400MHz LL 2x512
DVD-ROM/CD-RW Mobile Combo (dvd rw available should i get it?)
Raid 0 - Striped - Max Performance
Hitachi Travelstar 60GB 7200RPM
Hitachi Travelstar 60GB 7200RPM
FragBook DR Extended Battery
Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Fragbook AC Power adapter - Standard
Included at No Extra Charge
3 Year w/Falcon Overnight Service

Known issues with this configuration: None

System Price: $ 4,321.00


or



FragBook TL Chassis
TL - Metalic Silver
ATI Radeon 9700 Mobility 128MB
1400x1050 SXGA+ TFT Gaming LCD
Included at No Extra Charge
Pentium M 755 2.0GHz Dothan
1024MB Corsair 333MHz LL
Hitachi Travelstar 60GB 7200RPM
Combo Drive (DVD-ROM/CDRW)
Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Fragbook AC Power adapter - Standard
Included at No Extra Charge
3 Year w/Falcon Overnight Service

Known issues with this configuration: None

System Price: $ 3,968.00



with the TL laptop however there's less hd space slower ram and 128mb less on the vid card and there isn't no dvd rw....i will change the colours btw

 

[NetRyder]

Hmm...128MB less on the vid card might be a gamble, especially if you're going to use it for heavy gaming.
I'm probably the wrong person to ask. I'm not really a gamer, and I'd take the Dothan without thinking if I was choosing between those two.

 

[Sazar]

either pentium M (centrino technology would be nice) or an athlon xp-m or an athlon64 based system if money is not an object

all 3 should run cool and quiet... have decent battery lives and also be powerful enough for most applications... AND usually all of them come with integrated G wireless units (from the off-the-shelf units I have seen)

both the systems you listed though are pretty damn good and either would be a worthy laptop unit

a little on the chunkeh/heavy side and probably low on the battery life but still a worthy full d'top replacement (if thats what you are seeking)

 

[Gary Pandher]

going for a d'top replacement yup
i wanted the PM with the 256mb vid card and the 2 hd's (for 120mb) and the 17" lcd display but they say they cant build the setup like that
so now not sure which one to go for..the Pentium M 755 is a good proc and i did want it but they cant provide
not sure which setup to go with now..its one or the other no mixing up of the 2 ... this sucks !

 

[Gary Pandher]

wanted the system to be like this

17in WSXGA+ 1680x1050 Perfect LCD (cant get it)
Pentium M 755 2.0GHz Dothan
1024MB Corsair 333MHz LL
Mobility Radeon 9700 Turbo 256MB DDR (cant get it)
Raid 0 - Striped - Max Performance (cant get it)
Hitachi Travelstar 60GB 7200RPM
Hitachi Travelstar 60GB 7200RPM (cant get it)
DVD-ROM/CD-RW Mobile Combo
MSI 802.11 bg mini-PCI Card (cant get it)
FragBook DR Extended Battery
Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Fragbook AC Power adapter – Standard
Black Ops Briefcase
Included at No Extra Charge
3 Year w/Falcon Overnight Service

 

[Sazar]

I am assuming weight is not an issue for you?

is there a particular budget/specifications we should be working towards?

 

[Gary Pandher]

weight or budget aint issues
...budget..under 5 grand wud b nice lol

sorry for the late reply..thought there was no hope left so i went out to play ball with my brother lol

 

[Tittles]

dang dude...maybe instead of getting what u want maybe u should buy my a yz 250f if your keeping the budget under $5,000

 

[Gary Pandher]

your what?...yz 250f ....? wha is tha

 

[Tittles]

Dirtbike...Yamaha 250 the f means four stroke

 

[Kush]

dude get teh emachines laptop 15,500 after rebate with an athlon 64 cpu what more do u want

 

[Tittles]

$15,500? thats alot...i hope u mean that in a different currency!

 

[Kush]

opps i mean 1,5499, around that

 

[Tittles]

that still dont make since...do u mean 1,549?

 

[Gary Pandher]

thats still enough for a emachines
and emachine laptops and desktops are ****
i want something to replace my cpu
im going to be giving this to my little sister and brother for their school / entertainment
and the laptop for me