New Intel Laptop Processors?

SuperChip64 · April 28th, 2007

Back in February, my wife and I talked about getting me a new laptop for DJ'ing, and refitting my current laptop (Acer 5601 C2D 2050) for her use, to retire her current (and my former) Sony Vaio FXA36. Of course, all of the dual-cores were either AMD Turion64X2's (Mostly TL-series), or Core2Duo (Txx00's - I was looking T7200).

Needless to say, we held off because the finances weren't there. Late next month, they will be, so I started looking at Dell and HP.

HP still hasn't changed much, with the Turion TL-60 as the top AMD, and the C2D T7200 still atop the Intel line on the DV6000-series.

Dell's AMD offerings are the same, with the TL-56 as their AMD flagship. But the Intel offerings changed...

First, on the Inspiron E1505, they dropped the 4Mb Cache T7200. In place, they've now added "Pentium Dual-Core T2080."

When I worked for CompUSA, I did all of Intel's Retail Edge training to keep up. Now, of course, I don't.

Edit: this isn't a debate over who makes the better laptop. I'm confuzzled over the new processors...

Anyone got a clue as to the difference between the "new" Pentium DC and the C2D on the laptop platform?

Thanky!

SC64

Dread · April 28th, 2007

As far as I can tell, the T2080 only has 1 MB L2 cache and clocked at 1.73 GHz. That tiny cache would kill most normal apps imo (or significantly cripple the performance). And it is running off a 533 FSB. Looks like the 'new' celeron to me. A new low-end CPU for the masses when price is a factor in choosing.

The T7200 is at 2.0 GHz with 4 MB L2 cache and a 667 FSB.

PC_destroyer · April 29th, 2007

Never heard of a Pentium-Dual core but I see it a lot in OEM computer ads. Could it be a dual-core pentium M?

Dread might be right about the "new" cleleron thing.

SuperChip64 · April 29th, 2007

I was thinking possibly that Intel was "killing" off the Celeron name, so to try to squeeze more out of the older Pentium M line...

The investigation continues...

**gvblake22** · April 30th, 2007

I believe they are actually Conroe (Core 2 Duo) decendants just with the "Pentium" name. Check out this news article for more info...

**Capper** · April 30th, 2007

I'm looking for a lappy right now, and honestly think the INTEL desktop lineup is a mess.

I'd strongly recommend checking out the deals over at CyberPower, I've priced a very nice ASUS 15.4" with T7200 and 2GB of DDR2 memory for $1246.

April 28th, 2007	#1
SuperChip64 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Succasunna, NJ Posts: 28	New Intel Laptop Processors? Back in February, my wife and I talked about getting me a new laptop for DJ'ing, and refitting my current laptop (Acer 5601 C2D 2050) for her use, to retire her current (and my former) Sony Vaio FXA36. Of course, all of the dual-cores were either AMD Turion64X2's (Mostly TL-series), or Core2Duo (Txx00's - I was looking T7200). Needless to say, we held off because the finances weren't there. Late next month, they will be, so I started looking at Dell and HP. HP still hasn't changed much, with the Turion TL-60 as the top AMD, and the C2D T7200 still atop the Intel line on the DV6000-series. Dell's AMD offerings are the same, with the TL-56 as their AMD flagship. But the Intel offerings changed... First, on the Inspiron E1505, they dropped the 4Mb Cache T7200. In place, they've now added "Pentium Dual-Core T2080." When I worked for CompUSA, I did all of Intel's Retail Edge training to keep up. Now, of course, I don't. Edit: this isn't a debate over who makes the better laptop. I'm confuzzled over the new processors... Anyone got a clue as to the difference between the "new" Pentium DC and the C2D on the laptop platform? Thanky! SC64 CompUSA Blue Case w/ SP2 550w C2D E6300 on DG965WH 2Gb Corsair VS DDR2-667 80Gb Seagate Boot Drive HighPoint RocketRAID 1640 (4) 300Gb Seagate (RAID-1) 256Mb ATI X800XL SB Live! Pro (2) NEC 3550 M-Audio DX4 Speakers (2) HP f1703 17" LCD

April 28th, 2007	#2
Dread Jumpmaster Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Lansing, KS Posts: 645	Re: New Intel Laptop Processors? As far as I can tell, the T2080 only has 1 MB L2 cache and clocked at 1.73 GHz. That tiny cache would kill most normal apps imo (or significantly cripple the performance). And it is running off a 533 FSB. Looks like the 'new' celeron to me. A new low-end CPU for the masses when price is a factor in choosing. The T7200 is at 2.0 GHz with 4 MB L2 cache and a 667 FSB. AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ Toledo @2211.3 MHz MS-7125 Rev 1.0 nForce4 K8N-Neo4 Plat Phoenix 6.00 PG 05/22/2006 BIOS 2 x OCZ4001024PF 1 GB PC3200/400 3-3-3-8 2T nVidia XFX GF8800GT 512 DX9c Samsung SyncMaster 930B 1 x WD800JB / 2 x WD2000JD HP DVD640 OCZ 520ADJ SLI PSU

April 29th, 2007	#3
PC_destroyer The big cheese Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: In my computer Posts: 59	Re: New Intel Laptop Processors? Never heard of a Pentium-Dual core but I see it a lot in OEM computer ads. Could it be a dual-core pentium M? Dread might be right about the "new" cleleron thing.

April 29th, 2007	#4
SuperChip64 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Succasunna, NJ Posts: 28	Re: New Intel Laptop Processors? I was thinking possibly that Intel was "killing" off the Celeron name, so to try to squeeze more out of the older Pentium M line... The investigation continues... CompUSA Blue Case w/ SP2 550w C2D E6300 on DG965WH 2Gb Corsair VS DDR2-667 80Gb Seagate Boot Drive HighPoint RocketRAID 1640 (4) 300Gb Seagate (RAID-1) 256Mb ATI X800XL SB Live! Pro (2) NEC 3550 M-Audio DX4 Speakers (2) HP f1703 17" LCD

April 30th, 2007	#5
gvblake22 Modder-ator Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Tempe Desert Posts: 6,423 Blog Entries: 1	Re: New Intel Laptop Processors? I believe they are actually Conroe (Core 2 Duo) decendants just with the "Pentium" name. Check out this news article for more info...

April 30th, 2007	#6
Capper We take both criticism and positive comments very positively Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 5,880 Blog Entries: 6	Re: New Intel Laptop Processors? I'm looking for a lappy right now, and honestly think the INTEL desktop lineup is a mess. I'd strongly recommend checking out the deals over at CyberPower, I've priced a very nice ASUS 15.4" with T7200 and 2GB of DDR2 memory for $1246. INTEL E8400 // Gigabyte EP45 Extreme // 4GB DDR3-1600 // Palit HD 4870 // Antec 1200 // Seagate 750GB HDD // Zalman CNPS9700 // BFG ES 800W PSU

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