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paulio1000
12th January 2010, 22:29
i need help i am buying a new laptop i have a choice of a:

Intel Celeron 900 (2.20GHz,800MHz,1MB)
OR
Pentium Dual Core T4200 (2.0GHz,800MHz,1MB)

i multi task alot so edging towards duel core but the single core is 0.2GHz more?
enthrone
12th January 2010, 22:30
Dual core, celerons are shocking
Tom_Crx
12th January 2010, 22:31
IT section mate
Oli_K
12th January 2010, 22:32
does dual not mean 2x 2.0GHz = 4 ?

would be better that a single 2.2GHz
MunkyBoy
12th January 2010, 22:38
Technically its not double the power, but the operating system can offload tasks to the second core to allow it to process more at once.

2 Cores Better than 1 in this case!
paulio1000
12th January 2010, 22:42
so quick answer
Intel Celeron 900 (2.20GHz,800MHz,1MB)
OR
Pentium Dual Core T4200 (2.0GHz,800MHz,1MB)
MunkyBoy
12th January 2010, 22:44
Pentium.
enthrone
12th January 2010, 22:47
My first post gave you then answer lol.
Penn
12th January 2010, 22:50
Dual core, it's much faster.
MrAdaam
13th January 2010, 14:12
Dual core, much better for tasking etc.
Can't say i rate the Celeron, i wouldn't toouch single core processors nowadays.
Maxamus
13th January 2010, 14:17
Dual Core!

Celeron would have you taking it back!
kennysevenfold
13th January 2010, 22:17
Both aweful, but the dual core will but much snappier.
haz_pro
13th January 2010, 23:22
Both aweful, but the dual core will but much snappier.

The dual core is fine for a laptop, fair enough core 2 duo is better but remember this is a laptop, you cant be expecting core 2 quad, or i7 and it still be portable/affordable.
kennysevenfold
14th January 2010, 07:56
The dual core is fine for a laptop, fair enough core 2 duo is better but remember this is a laptop, you cant be expecting core 2 quad, or i7 and it still be portable/affordable.

No, but a Core 2 yeah.
Bound
31st January 2010, 02:46
does dual not mean 2x 2.0GHz = 4 ?

would be better that a single 2.2GHz

Quick metaphor is two trains traveling in the same direction rather than one going double the speed. (obviously trains represents the processor :p).

You have two cores to process threads rather than one, which is brilliant, older stuff doesn't support dual core.. but not really an issue, as its old, so therefore, not really demanding.

But yes, a dual core running a 2.0ghz is by far superior to a single cored 2.2ghz processor.