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Old 05-16-2006, 09:28 PM   #18 (permalink)
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Location: I dunno, there's white people around me saying "eh" all the time
Well, I know that processor is not everything in laptops but there is couple of stores around here that are selling fairly similar laptop but are different in terms of processor type.

I've narrowed my choices to this:

HP DV8230
Processor Type: Intel Centrino Duo T2300
Screen Size: 17" WXGA
RAM: 1024MB DDR2
Hard Drive: 160GB 5400RPM
Optical Drives: 8X DVD+/-RW/CD-RW Combo Drive
Graphics: 128MB NVIDIA GeForce Go 7400
Average Battery Life: Up To 5.5 Hours
Cache: 2MB L2
I/O Ports: 4 x USB 2.0, 1 x IEEE 1394
Network Card: Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG
PC Card Slots: 1 x ExpressCard/54, 1 x Type I/II 32-Bit
Operating System: MS Windows XP Home Edition With SP2
Processor Speed: 1.66GHz
System Bus: 667MHz

Toshiba Satellite A100-JH2
Processor Type: Intel Centrino Duo T2300
Screen Size: 15.4" WXGA
RAM: 1024MB DDR2
Hard Drive: 100GB SATA 5400RPM
Optical Drives: DVD Super-Multi Drive +/-R Double Layer
Graphics: ATI Mobility Radeon X1400
Average Battery Life: 2.5 Hours
Cache: 32KB/32KB L1, 2MB L2
I/O Ports: 5-In-1 Multimedia (SD, Memory Stick, Memory Stick Pro, MMC, 3 x USB 2.0, RJ11, RJ45, IEEE1394, External Microphone Port, Headphone Port, RGB, S-Video Out
Network Card: 10/100 Integrated Ethernet LAN, Intel Wireless LAN (802.11ag)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP Home
Processor Speed: 1.66GHz
System Bus: 667MHz Front Side

Acer Aspire 5672
Processor Type: Intel Centrino Duo T2300
Screen Size: 15.4" WXGA
RAM: 2048MB DDR2
Hard Drive: 120GB SATA 5400RPM
Optical Drives: DVD Super-Multi Drive +/-R Double Layer
Graphics: ATI Mobility Radeon X1400
Average Battery Life: 3.5 Hours
Cache: 2MB L2 cache
I/O Ports: DC-in, RJ-11, RJ-45, VGA, DVI, Headphones/speakers/line, Microphone, S-video TV-out, IEEE 1394, FIR, Four USB 2.0
Network Card: 10/100 Integrated Ethernet LAN, Intel Wireless LAN (802.11a/b/q)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP Home
Processor Speed: 1.66GHz
System Bus: 667MHz Front Side

Asus Z71V (Custom Built)
Processor Type: Intel Pentium M Processor 750
Screen Size: 15.4"
RAM: 1024MB DDR2
Hard Drive: 100GB SATA 5400RPM
Optical Drives: CD-RW/DVD Combo Drive Module
Graphics: Geoforce 6600 128MB
Average Battery Life: 4.0 Hours
Cache: 2MB L2 cache
I/O Ports: One VGA port/Mini D-sub 15-pin, 5 USB 2.0 ports, Two Audio jacks, One RJ-11, One RJ-45, 1394 B Type jack, S-Video, Type II PCMCIA Slot
Network Card: 10/100 Integrated Ethernet LAN
Operating System: None
Processor Speed: 1.86GHz
System Bus: 533MHz Front Side

Just to remind, my laptop will primarily be used for school especially programming, playing dvds and maybe some gaming but that's not really a high priority.
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