andrescasta 0 Report post Posted December 10, 2005 Hi. Trying to decide how fast a chip (Pentium M) to buy for my next notebook. The HP I'm looking at goes up to 2.13 GHz. I can afford to go with a 2.0 GHz, but can save $100 if I go with a 1.86. I can save more if I go with a 1.73. Any advice on Pentium M CPU speed? Any reason I should not buy the fastest one I can afford...without buying _the_ fastest (with the biggest price premium)? My experience tells me it's not worth the money to buy the _fastest_ CPU, but to go with a step down from the fastest. I'd appreciate any thoughts on this. Thanks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Plenoptic 0 Report post Posted December 10, 2005 I would get one that is above average but not really the fastest unless you plan to do a lot on your computer. I suggest going with the 2.0 or the 1.86. They are the second and third fastest so your computer will be really fast but you don't have to have the fastest. I would probably buy the 1.86. You don't want to spend all your money on speed. There are other components you have to look into too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
andrescasta 0 Report post Posted December 10, 2005 OK, the reason because i prefer de 2.0ghz is because i have a Dell D600 with a Pentium M 1.6 (Banias), the problem of this laptop is the video card, a RADEON 9000(CPU 220) with 32Mb(400 DDR) dedicated, so probably is better to buy a laptop with a fastest and with more memory video card?? The complete spec of my system so you could recommend to me the best upgrade:512 MB RAMHD 40 GBCDRW/DVDWIFI 11mbpsBroadcom 1gigabitSXGA(max 1400x1050) 14"The battery life playing a dvd is 110 minutesThanks for the reply's Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
