KMSP Posted February 8, 2010 Share Posted February 8, 2010 I have a laptop that has a 1.7ghz intel centrino processor and 1gb ram and a 14" screen. Would it be worth upgrading to a 1.4ghz pentium dual core with 1gb ram and a 15.4" screen? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidbobs Posted February 8, 2010 Share Posted February 8, 2010 That all depends on...what you want to use it for....weather your current one does what you want it to do....and how much its going to cost you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghozer Posted February 8, 2010 Share Posted February 8, 2010 the 'centrino' refers to the collection of components (CPU, GFX, WiFi etc) as a whole... what is the actual CPU? is it a Pentium 4? dual Core? Celeron? etc... download CPU-Z ( http://www.cpuid.com/cpuz.php ) and find out exactly what it is you have currently... and then, depending on that.... as sidbobs said above, depends what you need/use it for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KMSP Posted February 8, 2010 Author Share Posted February 8, 2010 I downloaded CPU-Z and it says Pentium M 745 Processor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghozer Posted February 8, 2010 Share Posted February 8, 2010 Yes, it would be a considerable upgrade, but theres other factors to take into account like the speed of the RAM which will also be faster, the hard drive speed which will probably also be faster on the new laptop.. which will equate to a much nippier machine.. but the big question is, as above... depends what your using it for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KMSP Posted February 8, 2010 Author Share Posted February 8, 2010 Erm, I would use it for web browsing, Using photoshop elements, Don't really play games, Not games that are too demanding anyway. I would also use it for updating my websites and for storing photo's and music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghozer Posted February 8, 2010 Share Posted February 8, 2010 yeah, you will probably see and feel a huge difference in the two then... I would go for it.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pidgeon Posted February 8, 2010 Share Posted February 8, 2010 I boosted my old 3 year old laptop with some more cheap memory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grahame Posted February 8, 2010 Share Posted February 8, 2010 (edited) Have you seen this at Tesco Acer 5732Z laptop - £397 at Tesco Acer Aspire 5732Z Laptop (Intel Pentium® Dual Core T4300, 4GB, 500GB, 15.6" Screen, Windows 7 Home Premium) Catalogue number: 207-6879 http://www.hotukdeals.com/item/593673/acer-5732z-laptop-397-at-tesco And here for a fuller spec. http://direct.tesco.com/product/default.aspx?R=207-6879 . Edited February 8, 2010 by Grahame Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KMSP Posted February 8, 2010 Author Share Posted February 8, 2010 Have you seen this at Tesco Acer 5732Z laptop - £397 at Tesco Acer Aspire 5732Z Laptop (Intel Pentium® Dual Core T4300, 4GB, 500GB, 15.6" Screen, Windows 7 Home Premium) Catalogue number: 207-6879 http://www.hotukdeals.com/item/593673/acer-5732z-laptop-397-at-tesco And here http://direct.tesco.com/product/default.aspx?R=207-6879 . Not bad, I don't think i would buy an Acer laptop though, Very unreliable. I know a few people who had Acer laptops and fell apart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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