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Article #37Re: Which CPU to buy?
From: Brian Cryer
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 2009 11:32
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 2009 11:32
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<starved@rock.com> wrote in message news:475d4330-7cba-4f9d-b05c-194a5fb24b23@32g2000yqj.googlegroups.com... > 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! My advise is don't ever consider single core. Like "Dan C" said (quote): Get the Dual Core. Buying a Celeron these days is just... stupid. -- Brian Cryer www.cryer.co.uk/brian
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