Choosing the right Hardware

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My point is that a Northwood chip running at 3Ghz IS faster than a Core2Duo
2.1Ghz chip. The 2.1Ghz chip IS slower, but more efficient.
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Easier to just avoid using the words "faster" and "slower"
unless describing something specifically, necessarily every
time "faster" or "slower" are used. Better to use
higher/lower clock rate, or best might be to just tell the
OP to stop wasting our time with it since anyone can find
benchmarks instead of having us repeat same things over and
over again.
 
For most situations for most people the newer C2D's get more tasks / work
done per unit of time (clock cycle) - therefor even though the MHZ are less
more work is done per unit of time (cycle)

The result is for most the work or task is done in less time = faster
 
Steven said:
So my question is, with Vista here, I'm looking at no less than 2GB
Ram?
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Yes, 2 gig ram is recommended for Vista. But, I'd wait until SP2 to
invest in Vista.
 
2.1 GHz is rubbish? I just upgraded to a slightly slower Pentium 4. :
(

If you're tight on money, why are you considering anything but a
desktop, especially if you want speed? The Core2 Duos, like the
Athlon64s, are pretty fast for any given clock speed, more so than any
Pentium 4, and they're supposed to be very overclockable, with many
1.8 GHz E4300s able to run reliably at double that rate.

But is your CPU really slowing you down? If you're a gamer it may be
better to get a faster graphics card, and for some other applications
the best solution can be more memory.
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Well, I run mostly DTP applications, so it's file processing, multi-
tasking, converting files and printing to file.
I'm not satin 2.1 IS rubbish, I'm just asyin the market has totally
changed since last I bought and I don't really know how to compare.
I can warrent spending more on a laptop (forget I said laptop, I want
a tablet) than a desktop because of the added functionality.
This is why I came to the group ... is the core 2 duo a good
processor, or os it another "cheap" one ... does their optimisation
really work or is it marketing hype?
Looking at the pricelists tho, it seems there isn't much in the way of
choice out there anyway...:-S
 
Hardly, the moment one starts talking about a difference in
expense it has to be recognized that you will have to pay
more for the CPU and memory just to run at the same
performance level with Vista as XP. With a higher end
system it may not matter so much, but we're talking about
budgetized notebooks or tablets, where it's quite
applicable.
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But I don't want a budgetised ... is 2GHz C2D gonna be like my
accountant's celeron and drive me insane every time I open a second
application?
 
Mainly DTP type stuff, office 2007, Coreldraw, photoshop Adobe
Acrobat, I like ot have my mail open all the time, and with outlook
2007 it slows down my machine too much.
I've pretty much made up my mind that I want a tablet now tho.
 
But I already spent a whopping $20 for Vista Home and Vista
Business! :(

I didn't buy them to be trendy but in case Vista becomes a requirement
for certain software and hardware
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eish! we u get it 4 4 so cheap? get 4 me 1 2.
Steven
 
Then don't upgrade.


So you get an even slower CPU than you "thought" you would
get with a 2.1GHz Core2Duo?

You use a laptop but then you don't think "laptop", you
think "tablet"? Makes no sense.
You might just buy the product instead of trying to judge.


Incorrect. Amount still depends on the jobs ran, and
budget.


Apparently it's rubbish.
Your choices are quite simple. Buy it or spend more.
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what do I look at for more?
I've got my heart set on a tablet now.
2.4/2.13 = difference, roughly speaking. If you want more
specifics then it'll depend on the task. For a laptop or
tablet the hard drive (or sometimes flash memory today) will
be a more significant bottleneck for many common uses, as
might Vista be.
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How do I choosw what's right 4 me?
at the moment I'm looking at
http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/us/e...95-304455-306995-1847962-1849071-3369466.html
Application - as I've replied to other posts, DTP type stuff, Office
ent 2007, coreldraw, photoshop, printing to file, Adobe Acrobat Pro,
converting large files to PDF ... that kinda stuff...
 
Rubbish?!? They're faster than 3 GHz P4s for most uses!
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This is the advice I'm lookin 4 :)
But you'll pay a premium for the tablet configuration. Why do you think
you need it?
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At the office I do everything... I like the tablet idea for meetings
and drawing and stuff...
I love M$ onenote (that's a lil bit of an embaressing thing to admit)
Probably. Also, a good Gfx card to run Aero. Otherwise, stick with XP
Pro.
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The only reason I'd want to get Vista now is to avoid paying for pro
now and paying for an upgrade later... I want this to be a long-term
machine.
Likely little perceivable difference. What will you use it for?
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DTP type stuff mainly, file conversions, and running normal admin
tasks on top of that(simaltaneously).
64-bit will run you into driver problems, and likely take you out of the
tablet game...
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yea, would only consider 64 bitt for a desktop, and I've wondered away
from that idea.
 
But I don't want a budgetised ... is 2GHz C2D gonna be like my
accountant's celeron and drive me insane every time I open a second
application?
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The CPU is not the problem, "yet", forget about CPU for the
time being.

You were considering a tablet, with a slow hard drive, and
contemplating vista.
 
The CPU is not the problem, "yet", forget about CPU for the
time being.

You were considering a tablet, with a slow hard drive, and
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Don't need vista...
you don't really get faster hdds in laptops do u?
 
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