Hi there,

I'm buying a new laptop & this guy's computer is Intell Celeron 1.13 Ghz which I don't understand.

Is it a PIII or P4?

His is a IBM Thinkpad R31, yet some of the stats are different than what I've been reading online.

Thanks


Michelle

Download SIW and it should tell you what the CPU is and answer most any other questions regarding what is there.

I don't have the computer, I'm thinking of buying it.

Have the owner do it, it's free and they can uninstall it easily after they're done.

The Mobile Celeron 1.13 GHz processor is the "little brother" to the Pentium 4 processor. In your case, it has a level 2 cache of 256k and a bus speed of 133 MHz. This processor came out in 2002 so its a few years old.

The Mobile Pentium 4, 1.2 GHz, by contrast has a level 2 cache of 1MB and a 400 MHz bus speed. It also has a more transistors, meaning it is a better processor.

If you are getting a real low price, the processor speed or type shouldn't matter though.

Yeah, celerons are neither. There cut down (have less cache memory) pentiums. AMD have similar ones called Semperons and turions which is a cut down athlon.

Celerons and Semprons are slower than thier little brothers but are fine for office tasks / internet etc...

If you get the choice of a pentium 4 or a Celeron for a laptop get the celeron. It usually runs cooler and is cheaper. If its within your budget though, get a Core Duo or even better a Core 2 Duo.

Thanks guys

Ok, so is that a good price for that IBM then?

Is the Dell any better?

Thanks


Michelle

Um, which IBM and Dell?
You havent provided any links or details?

You want at least 512mb of ram, 1gb is much better

If its vista get home premium or better. Dont get home basec. Its rubbish.

Don't bother with Vista until after at least the first service pack.

Yes. But dont get xp home, get media centre or pro if you can as it enables you to upgrade to a better version of vista.