which processor do I need

mrsmess

hi
I am getting a laptop for basic internet, pictures and music.
should I pay the extra and get a intel pentium m740 processor or will the intel celeron m380 do the job at less money
not really clued up on what a processor is for help please

hobo28

i would say if your demands are low then go for the Celeron although in general, get the fastest processor you can afford as it will stand you in good stead in the long run.

Astaroth

Celeron are the cut down version of the Pentium. For some things you will see hardly any differences between the two, for others things or when you start to heavily multitasking the differences becomes much clearer.

wolfman

I'd always go for a Pentium over a Celeron, although it depends upon what the price difference is. What is the price difference???

mrsmess

about £100 price difference but the pentium has double gb and ram of the celeron

wolfman

And what is the total cost of each system. Just in the sense that £100 isn't as much to a £1,000 system compared with a £400 system.

For the £100 though I'd probably go for the Pentium. A stronger cpu, plus you'll have more ram, and more storage space. In the long term it's something you'll probably appreciate.

More details on what you use the system for, how much you use it, what your budget is etc, would help give better advice.

tomd84

go for the pentium

Thanks Tom :-)