Re: Which CPU to buy?

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From: Larry
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 2009 17:52

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On Jul 28, 7:53 pm, star...@rock.com wrote:
> Hello all.
>
> I'm pricing out a Dell Inspiron 15 notebook for a friend. They're not
> going to be using the new machine for gaming or anything
> extraordinary; just basic stuff like web surfing, e-mail, Microsoft
> Office, etc.
>
> They're going to go with Vista Home Premium, and upgrade to Windows 7
> in October when it becomes available.
>
> I have a choice between these two processors:
>
> Intel® Celeron® 900 (1MB cache/2.20GHz/800Mhz FSB)
>
> Intel® Pentium® Dual Core T4200 (2.0GHz/800Mhz FSB/1MB cache)
>
> The Dual Core is more money, even though it's a slower clock speed of
> 2.0GHz.
>
> Which one should I go for?
>
> Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
>
> - Dave

Here is a url for an article about how to buy a laptop that might be
useful for you...http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2350845,00.asp
It lists some addition things to consider before your
purchase....Larry

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