Thread: What are the draw-backs (if any) of buying a PC or notebook that has AMD's K6-2 or INTC's Celeron instead of INTC's P II (or III)?
INTC has done a darn good job of creating a mind-set of "I need INTC inside," but does having INTC inside really make a difference? When should a person go with one chip against another? Should someone trying to get maximum life expectancy out of a notebook (or PC) select a notebook with one chip but not the others?
With all the chip options today, it makes it very hard for the average person who is not up on all the subtle differences between chips to make an educated chip decision. Although the bus speeds are not necessarily the same for the various chip options, does one need a 100Mhz chip:
It sure would be nice if the online sellers, which includes CPQ, had a FAQ on chips to help buyers decide what they want and why. CPQ does have an area at their web site that explains things, but after reading the "microprocessor" page, there are a lot of questions that remain unanswered, including what are the differences between the chips CPQ notes using in the right, bottom corner of that page:
compaq.com
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