new laptop need suggestions

bigsaucybob · 09-21-2005, 04:50 AM

i have about 1000-1200 USD to spend on a new laptop and i want it to have a centrino or turion processor, whichever u think is better, dvd/cd-rw a gig of ram and its basically for using it at school and at home and for like light game playing. internet music thats about it. I am truly torn between the turion and centrino, should i get 512mb and get a centrino or get the turion and the gig. i have heard the turion is qute a rival to the centrino. What are your thoughts?

thanks for the help

o and i have been leaning towards the hp ze2000z or something like that, with the turion processor

X24 · 09-21-2005, 05:13 AM

turion and a gig will outpreform the pm and 512mb, but the pm is a little bit better preformance wise i believe, and the turion is better battery, and is 64bit.

alanuofm · 09-21-2005, 05:23 AM

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Originally Posted by X24

turion and a gig will outpreform the pm and 512mb, but the pm is a little bit better preformance wise i believe, and the turion is better battery, and is 64bit.

the turion and the pentium are so close in performance that benchmarks usually goes either way when factoring in human error. they both do very well on battery. generally the pentium M does a little better on power under heavy load.

Advitiya Saxena · 09-21-2005, 06:31 AM

1. Pentium M is really getting favourite among laptops, due to its gr8 performance n low power consumption.

2. I dont no much abt turion, but if its designed fr laptops n its 64 bit then its will out-perform P M n will b future proof.

3. Gig RAM will help in both case.

4. Look if u can get some discrete VRAM n a fast HDD (7200rpm)

5. A nice n clear screen is also a + point

bigsaucybob · 09-21-2005, 01:09 PM

thanks for all the help, will upgrading from like a 5400rpm hdd to a 7200rpm hdd have dramatic improvment, is it worth the upgrade?

**Archangel** · 09-21-2005, 01:26 PM

yes, it helps quite a lot

bigsaucybob · 09-21-2005, 01:33 PM

thanks and wats the average battery life with the turion, a 12 cell battery, and just basic word processing? becuase im goin to be using it in school and cant recharge or plug into wall

Advitiya Saxena · 09-21-2005, 02:40 PM

with 12 cell a Pentium M will give around 4-5 Hr.......if u just use MS office

bigsaucybob · 09-22-2005, 02:11 AM

i have found an hp with an athlon 64 processor 3200+, a gig of ram, dvd burner, 40gb hard drive, 128mb video. and it comes with 2 8 cell batteries. It comes to 924 (usd). will the athlon greatly decrease my battery life. Is it pointless to upgrade to the athlon 64 when im not doin much gaming and only word processing. and if i have 2 8 cell batteries can i plug one into the wall by itself or does it have to charge through the computers.

alanuofm · 09-22-2005, 04:51 AM

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Originally Posted by bigsaucybob

i have found an hp with an athlon 64 processor 3200+, a gig of ram, dvd burner, 40gb hard drive, 128mb video. and it comes with 2 8 cell batteries. It comes to 924 (usd). will the athlon greatly decrease my battery life. Is it pointless to upgrade to the athlon 64 when im not doin much gaming and only word processing. and if i have 2 8 cell batteries can i plug one into the wall by itself or does it have to charge through the computers.

yes it will decrease it dramatically. however you do have 2 batteries so i would estimate 2 ~ 2.5 hours of battery life.

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with 12 cell a Pentium M will give around 4-5 Hr.......if u just use MS office

my 6 cell pentium M 1.6 gets 4-5 hours. also battery life is drastically affected by the size of the monitor and the video card. more power video cards draw more current.

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thanks and wats the average battery life with the turion, a 12 cell battery, and just basic word processing? becuase im goin to be using it in school and cant recharge or plug into wall

then definately go with a pentium M or turion with atleast a 6 cell.

09-21-2005, 04:50 AM	#1 (permalink)
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Advitiya Saxena Silver Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: INDIA Age: 27 Posts: 180	1. Pentium M is really getting favourite among laptops, due to its gr8 performance n low power consumption. 2. I dont no much abt turion, but if its designed fr laptops n its 64 bit then its will out-perform P M n will b future proof. 3. Gig RAM will help in both case. 4. Look if u can get some discrete VRAM n a fast HDD (7200rpm) 5. A nice n clear screen is also a + point __________________ Toshiba Qosmio F20 Intel Centrino Tech. 1.74 Ghz 1 GB DDR RAM PC4200 533Mhz Nvidia 6600 80 GB HDD Super Drive DVD R/Rw Windows Media Centre Microsoft MiniMouse Sony DAV DZ120 5.1 Home theater

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bigsaucybob Diamond Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: ny Age: 18 Posts: 3,913	thanks and wats the average battery life with the turion, a 12 cell battery, and just basic word processing? becuase im goin to be using it in school and cant recharge or plug into wall __________________ Equipt NOW

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X24 Platinum Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 967	turion and a gig will outpreform the pm and 512mb, but the pm is a little bit better preformance wise i believe, and the turion is better battery, and is 64bit.

09-21-2005, 02:40 PM	#8 (permalink)
Advitiya Saxena Silver Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: INDIA Age: 27 Posts: 180	with 12 cell a Pentium M will give around 4-5 Hr.......if u just use MS office __________________ Toshiba Qosmio F20 Intel Centrino Tech. 1.74 Ghz 1 GB DDR RAM PC4200 533Mhz Nvidia 6600 80 GB HDD Super Drive DVD R/Rw Windows Media Centre Microsoft MiniMouse Sony DAV DZ120 5.1 Home theater

09-22-2005, 02:11 AM	#9 (permalink)
bigsaucybob Diamond Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: ny Age: 18 Posts: 3,913	i have found an hp with an athlon 64 processor 3200+, a gig of ram, dvd burner, 40gb hard drive, 128mb video. and it comes with 2 8 cell batteries. It comes to 924 (usd). will the athlon greatly decrease my battery life. Is it pointless to upgrade to the athlon 64 when im not doin much gaming and only word processing. and if i have 2 8 cell batteries can i plug one into the wall by itself or does it have to charge through the computers. __________________ Equipt NOW

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