A Couple of Laptop Questions
I just bought my first laptop. All of my PC's (except for the most recent one) have been frankensteined from stuff friends and family were done using, and I know plenty about desktop innards. However, I haven't kept up on laptop technology for a while now (the last thing I remembered hearing about was the P4 going mobile), and after looking up some of the new technology find myself none the wiser. So, I have a few questions:
1) What exactly is the Pentium M? From what I gather it is a P4 with a lower clock speed and a bigger (2 MB) L1 cache (or at least I hope it's L1). I assume that it has a shorter pipeline (like the Athlon) and doesn't suck up as much power. Does it also have a different chipset???
2) I keep seeing an option for RAM that you can get it on the standard 2 pieces or pay an extra $20 or so to get it on one piece. I know that manufacturers claim that it gives you a boost in speed, but I remember having this on an old Cyrix machine (can't remember the mobo manufacturer), and I hated it. It seems to me that it wouldn't change anything at all by cramming all of the RAM on to 1 board except the amount of space it takes up. Has anyone seen any benchmarks or can explain exactly why this is faster???
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