Laptop Processors

[DG]

What's the good or bad points in getting a laptop with a Mobile Processor instead of a normal one?


From what I can tell most Laptops with a standard Desktop processors in them run really slow on a battery - I'm testing a 2Ghz Athlon Laptop on a battery and can barely play a DivX movie on it - don't have a power supply so can't see if being on mains improves things, but am able to use my HP's powersupply to charge it - but ain't got enough AMPs to power it.

Looking to order an HP Laptop next week for my cousin with a Intel Celeron M 360J 1.4 GHz processor with 1024 kb of 2nd level cache and a claimed 4 hour battery life - I believe cache makes a huge performace difference as my sister's AMD K6-2 350 MHz runs winXP fine and the only thing special about it is that it also has 1024kb of 2nd level cache.

http://uk.insight.com/apps/productpresentation/index.php?product_id=HPYA044U8

Can't fin any reviews for this laptop though - seems to be very new

[M12_GTO]

Mobile processors are designed to be mobile. The Intel Pentium M is the best processor for a laptop as this was designed from the ground up to be a mobile chip. The advantages of this chip are longer battery life and excellent performance. 'Normal' processors were designed without power usage as a constraint so will drain a laptop battery much quicker. Check www.anandtech.com - v. informative.

[Me_and]

Also, mobile processors don't heat up as much, as they're designed for systems that don't have good cooling systems. Basically, if you're planning to use it a lot on the move, away from power supplies, in hot conditions, or on your lap, you might be better with a mobile processor. If you're going to use it on a desk, and just want to be able to move it more easily, you might as well get a regular processor.

[Mist]

AMD have just launched a mobile range, too, methinks.

[DG]

AMD have just launched a mobile range, too, methinks.


Actually I just realised the laptop I'm testing has an Athlon XP-M processor

Power equivlent to 2600 MHz .. bit of a waste if you knew the guy that bought it ..

SpeedXP, GameXP and SafeXP seems to have helped speed it up

[Monserrat]

Pentium M? Nah. Too slow for me.

It's all about the Centrino. Clocks at 1400 MHz and behaves like a 1400, but doubles the normal battery life.

[ginner]

My old laptop had a Pentium 4-M, a loud fan and a 2 hour battery life. My new laptop has a Centrino, is almost silent and a 5 hour battery life; which is much better!

[M12_GTO]

Pentium M? Nah. Too slow for me.

It's all about the Centrino. Clocks at 1400 MHz and behaves like a 1400, but doubles the normal battery life.

Which processor do you think a centrino uses? :rolleyes:

[DG]

Which processor do you think a centrino uses? :rolleyes:


Centrino is more intel marketing there is no such thing as a centino processor.

A centrino laptop is one that has an intel mobile processor, a certain design of motherboad and WiFi - it much have all three to be called a centrino.

[Martin_Bashir]

I've had good use out of Pentium M (part of Centrino laptop), does conserve battery well...

[Monserrat]

Centrino is more intel marketing there is no such thing as a centino processor.

A centrino laptop is one that has an intel mobile processor, a certain design of motherboad and WiFi - it much have all three to be called a centrino.

I didn't know that. P4-M vs Centrinos comes from my own experiences of using both. The latter are certainly faster. It must be something on the motherboard then.

Of course, Semprons are even better.