von Shiny » 14.03.2006 17:16
Well I guess you are familiar with the way laptops operate - they work on a lower frequency to save battery life and to dissipate less heat. For example my Centrino 1,6 GHz works constantly at 600MHz. Only when loaded, it goes up to 1,6. So basicly there is not much differece between all of them. It will either run on 600MHz or 800 depending on the frquency and multipliers.
Nevertheless, you can always undervalt it...
Also - if u plan to overclock it by PIN mod as I did, make sure to buy a 400MHz FSB Processor (1,6/1,7).
If you are looking for a silent laptop, you should better read all the forums regarding the models you are looking at. It is more dependable on the model, then on the processor itself. My girlfriend has a M6450 - much more silent then my M6453 although she has the 1,7GHz CPU, but no graphic card and hard to overclock as the heatpipes are not that good and the cooling wan't be able to take it.
When buying a laptop I recommend u first think of the most important things for you (silence/power/battery life/size) and then start looking for such comments in the forum. It is clear that you can never get all of them. More power (or graphic card) = less silence, less battery life and so on.
Greetings,
Y.
Amilo M6453G - Centrino 2,13GHz - 1024 MB