Hi

Just wondered how would the two compare? I am looking at two laptops
from Dell and really don't know which is better? In terms of
speed/power/stability/weight etc etc. Some earlier comparisons compare
Pentium-M1.3 with Pentium4 1.8 or slightly higher.... any help would
be appreciated.

Also, regarding Centrino - does this mean it comes with 802.11b
wireless function? So I wouldn't need to buy a separate card unless I
wanted 802.11g.

Many thanks in advance

KP

the P4 is probably a little faster, but will generate more heat and use more
power. Unless you are using it as a desktop replacement and doing serious
number crunching, you'd probably be better off with the cooler and longer
battery life of the M, which at 1.7, is still fast compared to most laptops
in use today.

"Centrino" means you get the Intel 802.11b card, but for the same price,
Dell will usually sell you a 802.11b/g card. They just can't call it
Centrino then.


"Krow" <krow_park@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:499ac2ad.0308041410.5c10f746@posting.google.c om...

I'm working for a Danish notebook company, Zepto Computers, and I've testet
a
Pentium-M 1.7 GHz (855PM, 2x512mb PC2100) vs. P4 DT 2.8/533 (SIS645DX2,
2x256mb PC2100), here is the results:

PCMark2002:
P-m P4
CPU: 5586 6675
MEM: 5243 4951

Sisoft Sandra 2003:
P-m P4
CPU/ALU: 5660 7195
CPU/FPU: 2267/3355 1602/3665
MM/MMX: 9631 11052
MM/SSE: 1185 14121
MEM/INT: 1975 1950
MEM/FLOAT: 1977 1962

Yes, Centrino means Intel 855PM/GM chipset, Intel Pentium-M CPU and Intel
2100 3B wireless 802.11b WLAN miniPCI.

Zulu

Hi

Thank you very much for your replies I really appreciate it!

Regards
KP

Just to let everyone know that Joe Davis and Zulu have posted a reply
to this in another thread.