New Laptop - Celeron or Centrino?

trickdick · 30 November 2005 at 8:05PM

Hi

I need to buy a new laptop for the family to use and want to get a wireless internet connection set up too.

Do I need to buy a Centrino processor or will a Celeron suffice? Whats the difference ( apart from the price!) ??

Cheers

gizmoleeds · 30 November 2005 at 8:12PM

Centrino is more powerful. It is actually a sort of umbrella name which means the computer has a Pentium M processor, an Intel 855 chipset (don't ask - because I don't know :shhh:) and a wireless card.

Most laptops will include a wireless card even if they're not Centrino - and they can be added for around £20 to those few which don't.

However, when you say "celeron" I must point out there are two types of celeron - Celeron M (the good one - designed for laptops) and ordinary Celeron. Ordinary Celeron is designed for normal computers and doesn't work well in laptops (overheats and drains battery power) - avoid this at all costs.

gizmoleeds · 30 November 2005 at 8:13PM

What will you use the computer for (other than the internet)?

trickdick · 30 November 2005 at 8:18PM

Hi

Thanks for the info

It'll be used mainly for surfing the internet. A bit of word processing - homework- that sort of stuff.

Cheers

justpaper · 30 November 2005 at 8:20PM

celeron's will have less cache then its pentium brother,.

i think what ever u going too use it for get a Centrino it will pay off in the long run,.. (if u can spare the cash)

or go for AMD (if thats a option

gizmoleeds · 30 November 2005 at 8:24PM

If you're not going to be using it for any power-intensive stuff then I would be inclined to say just go for the Celeron (Celeron M that is

) - it would suit your needs fine.

£$&*"($£&( · 1 December 2005 at 9:22AM

I agree - for such basic use the Celeron-M would be fine. I'd go with a Pentium-M (Centrino) if there was a particularly good bargain. The perfermance difference between the two processors is not that great except to say Pentium M's usually come at faster speeds. I would certainly prefer to get 1.6ghz based Pentium-M for £579 rather than a 1.4 or 1.3 ghz Celeron-M for £499. But then Celeron-M's can be as cheap as £399.

New Laptop - Celeron or Centrino?

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