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Krystian Polak wrote:
>>> No single P4 there, because there new toy to sell, to make money -
>>> Centrino, just look at prices and see difference. If you want pay twice
>>> more
>>
>> ????? Twice? What are you smoking?
>
> For example Toshiba. Old model with P4 you can buy for, lets say 2300-2700
> $AU whereas new Toshiba, G10/G100 or so, with P-M 2G cost almost 6000 $AU.
> If at least it could beat P4 in cpu performence (like 3d rendering), but
> it still cannot. Well, maybe version P-M 2.6G for 8 grands will do ;-)
>
> It is fantastic that it generates less noise and heat and it works for
> such a long time, but is it worth extra 2-3 grands? I guess, it depends on
> a person and its pocket. Personaly I have better idea to spend this money.
This has nothing to do with Intel or the price of processors. Newegg has a
Pentium-M Toshiba for $1199, while their cheapest Pentium 4 Mobile Toshiba
is $1379.
>>> for couple decibels less,
>>
>> And another hour of battery life.
>
> That is true and again it depends on how much do you really need extra
> hour. I agree, if it is crucial, one can go for P-M.
>
>> Actually, the PentiumM has been around for a while. It's not
>> particularly new.
>
> Here I am smoking to Ronald. He so easly catches new stuff forgeting that
> this fantastic new technology could not exist without old one and not
> necessary must be couple class better only because is new. Don't throw
> away old stuff. New Jaguars cannot much new ones. New, super-hiper audio
> gear
> cannot much 10-15 years old, hi-end audio gear. Even if you think, I
> should.
>
> Etc etc etc
>
> And here I even don't mention marketing which can averege user with
> averege knowledge in a area convince to everything.
>
> Regards,
>
> K.Polak
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