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Article #41Re: Which CPU to buy?
From: RnR
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 2009 13:17
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 2009 13:17
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On Tue, 28 Jul 2009 18:53:20 -0700 (PDT), starved@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 > Generally I'd recommend "avoiding" the Celeron but in your case, perhaps it depends on the price difference. I'll guess that the difference is not great so therefore go for the non-Celeron. Likely your friend will be happier down the road.
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