Celeron VS P4 for surfing/email/etc - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

gariig · 12-14-2005, 05:40 PM

A friend of mine asked me to price a Dell for his family. I was looking at their low end machines and most of them have Celeron processors. I was wondering if a Celeron would be enough juice for a family computer that will probably only see some word processing, surfing, and e-mailing? They are trying to stay on a budget and jumping to a P4 computer adds quite a bit of money because you need to get out of the "cheapey" section.

alpha phi · 12-14-2005, 06:04 PM

yes it would
it is still intel.....
just not top of the line
celeron tend to run a little slower
than offically rated
more important would be
to spring for the extra RAM

snowy · 12-14-2005, 06:32 PM

My parents own a low-end Dell and it has no problem running World of Warcraft, so I don't see it having a problem with basic usage.

Dilbert1234567 · 12-15-2005, 10:14 PM

here is a good comparison of the 2

http://www.tomshardware.com/2002/09/...ling_brothers/

basically, for email, web searching, and low end stuff, a Celeron is great, gaming and other high end stuff, you want a Pentium, the extra cache makes a difference.

sailor · 12-16-2005, 12:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dilbert1234567

here is a good comparison of the 2

http://www.tomshardware.com/2002/09/...ling_brothers/

basically, for email, web searching, and low end stuff, a Celeron is great, gaming and other high end stuff, you want a Pentium, the extra cache makes a difference.

Ditto. For the normal family stuff, a Celeron is probably still overkill. Just don't expect to run 3D games on it, but if that's not a concern, don't spend the money.

portwineboy · 12-16-2005, 05:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alpha phi

more important would be
to spring for the extra RAM

This is the most important item (from alpha phi's haiku-like response

)The 256 they ship with isn't enough by far. Do them a favor and buy an extra 256 stick yourself, Dell charges too much for it ($40 i think).

Also do the Dell dance, check for coupon codes and deals on places like www.techbargains.net . Check both home and small business sections of the dell website, they are different divisions and offer different pricing.

Leto · 02-16-2006, 12:51 PM

I have ordered this celeron:

A Toshiba Satellite Intel Celeron M 380 1.6GHz Laptop

http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/pro...20&catid=22495

My question is: how will this celeron operate MS Office applications such as MS Project, Visio as well as word and excel?

I also want to watch DVDs and perhaps play the odd game (doubtful).

Leto · 02-17-2006, 01:26 PM

it's okay. I bought the machine above.

12-14-2005, 05:40 PM	#1 (permalink)
gariig Tilted Location: Orlando	Celeron VS P4 for surfing/email/etc A friend of mine asked me to price a Dell for his family. I was looking at their low end machines and most of them have Celeron processors. I was wondering if a Celeron would be enough juice for a family computer that will probably only see some word processing, surfing, and e-mailing? They are trying to stay on a budget and jumping to a P4 computer adds quite a bit of money because you need to get out of the "cheapey" section.

12-14-2005, 06:04 PM	#2 (permalink)
alpha phi seeker Location: home	yes it would it is still intel..... just not top of the line celeron tend to run a little slower than offically rated more important would be to spring for the extra RAM __________________ All ideas in this communication are sole property of the voices in my head. (C) 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 "The Voices" (TM). All rights reserved.

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snowy Kick Ass Kunoichi Location: Oregon	My parents own a low-end Dell and it has no problem running World of Warcraft, so I don't see it having a problem with basic usage. __________________ If I am not better, at least I am different. --Jean-Jacques Rousseau

12-15-2005, 10:14 PM	#4 (permalink)
Dilbert1234567 Devils Cabana Boy Location: Central Coast CA	here is a good comparison of the 2 http://www.tomshardware.com/2002/09/...ling_brothers/ basically, for email, web searching, and low end stuff, a Celeron is great, gaming and other high end stuff, you want a Pentium, the extra cache makes a difference. __________________ Donate Blood! "Love is not finding the perfect person, but learning to see an imperfect person perfectly." -Sam Keen

02-16-2006, 12:51 PM	#7 (permalink)
Leto Junkie Location: The Danforth	I have ordered this celeron: A Toshiba Satellite Intel Celeron M 380 1.6GHz Laptop http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/pro...20&catid=22495 My question is: how will this celeron operate MS Office applications such as MS Project, Visio as well as word and excel? I also want to watch DVDs and perhaps play the odd game (doubtful). __________________ You said you didn't give a fuck about hockey And I never saw someone say that before You held my hand and we walked home the long way You were loosening my grip on Bobby Orr http://dune.wikia.com/wiki/Leto_Atreides_I

02-17-2006, 01:26 PM	#8 (permalink)
Leto Junkie Location: The Danforth	it's okay. I bought the machine above. __________________ You said you didn't give a fuck about hockey And I never saw someone say that before You held my hand and we walked home the long way You were loosening my grip on Bobby Orr http://dune.wikia.com/wiki/Leto_Atreides_I