Which processor for battery life?

thealmightyone · 06-10-2008, 09:32 PM

I'm looking to get a new laptop, and battery life is most important. (It will only be doing internet browsing and coding, no gaming).

I'm looking at the Dell Inspiron, which is £330 with a Celeron, or £400 with a C2D. Will a C2D T5550 (1.73GHz) use much more power than a Celeron 550 (2GHz) at, say, internet browsing?

I'm not sure if new powersaving techs (eg, speedstep) make up for the increase I assume there will be.

cohen · 06-10-2008, 10:13 PM

Won't matter really... it all depends if you have high contrast on the screen or if you have the wireless and bluetooth working.... you can get batteries up 5 hours.

Sir Travis D · 06-10-2008, 10:36 PM

The dual core processor would make a much better laptop. The battery life shouldn't drain much more with it, and the performance is great.

thealmightyone · 06-11-2008, 12:36 AM

C2D it is then. Thanks.

06-10-2008, 09:32 PM	#1 (permalink)
thealmightyone Diamond Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: York, UK Age: 21 Posts: 1,000	Which processor for battery life? I'm looking to get a new laptop, and battery life is most important. (It will only be doing internet browsing and coding, no gaming). I'm looking at the Dell Inspiron, which is £330 with a Celeron, or £400 with a C2D. Will a C2D T5550 (1.73GHz) use much more power than a Celeron 550 (2GHz) at, say, internet browsing? I'm not sure if new powersaving techs (eg, speedstep) make up for the increase I assume there will be. __________________ E8200 @ 3.576GHz with GA-P35-DS3L 2900 Pro, flashed to XT, oc-ed to 850/1860. Crucial Ballistix Tracers PC2-8500 2GB Enermax Modular 620W Creative Audigy 4 2x Seagate Barracuda 250GB Jeantech Nitro case, XP Pro and 19" LCD

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cohen Diamond Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 14 Posts: 7,029	Won't matter really... it all depends if you have high contrast on the screen or if you have the wireless and bluetooth working.... you can get batteries up 5 hours. __________________ Cohen Now has Windows Vista Home Premium Service Pack ! View My website My Computer Specs My Computer Pics E-mail + MSN Mac vs PC (Has swearing) How design a free website Where are you in the World??? Computer Forum Poll

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Sir Travis D Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Michigan, USA Age: 14 Posts: 1,167	The dual core processor would make a much better laptop. The battery life shouldn't drain much more with it, and the performance is great. __________________ Alienware Area-51 M15x Owner Winner of CFclan suicide and whiner medals, 2008

06-11-2008, 12:36 AM	#4 (permalink)
thealmightyone Diamond Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: York, UK Age: 21 Posts: 1,000	C2D it is then. Thanks. __________________ E8200 @ 3.576GHz with GA-P35-DS3L 2900 Pro, flashed to XT, oc-ed to 850/1860. Crucial Ballistix Tracers PC2-8500 2GB Enermax Modular 620W Creative Audigy 4 2x Seagate Barracuda 250GB Jeantech Nitro case, XP Pro and 19" LCD

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