Centrino or 64bit for laptop

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wildfire1982

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Having some thoughts and was just looking for some opinions. I have to admit that im not too keen on intels chips however, I am thinking of getting a new laptop and am looking for 64 bit AMD processor ones (for obvious reasons) and a centrino. I have a pc which i use for most of my stuff, its just for a few games and general bits and bobs. I like lightness but its not essential, and I like speed, again not essential. All good arguments for both. Which do we think would be best and why?
 
I'm not even sure if there are 64-bit mobile chips in production right now. I can, however, speak about Centrino. My current laptop (IBM T40) uses the pentium M (part of the centrino thing; the rest is an intel wifi card) and runs extremely well. The battery lasts forever, especially when the pentium M has all of the power saving features enabled, but when its jacked into the wall I get performance just as good as my desktop box.
 
I heard some rumour about 64 bit mobile chips, its probably just a rumour. I do like the sound of centrino. If it was made by AMD i dont think there would have been so much confusion but...

Cheers for that comment, I didnt realise the speed steps were that large. smashin. lookin good for centrino. Is that still a relatively low clock speed but giving high performance? I have seen most centrino's are about 1.4GHz.
 
Mine runs at 1.6Ghz in wall power mode (there's also a setting to enable full speed on battery, if you have to get something done) and 600Mhz in low-power mode. For office and deveopment apps, I don't really feel the step, but if your AC gets yanked during a game, you definately see performance loss. The integrated wireless is a definate plus; being able to stick your laptop in the case without having to remove one of those stick-out wireless PC cards is a great convenience.
 
I think to be honest, the wireless built in is great, especially as i plan to use it quite alot. Do the chips come with different wireless connection speeds do you know? Or is it only available in 54Mb or 11Mb etc.
 
I have yet to actually get near a 802.11g point (54Mbps), but with my experience on 802.11b (11Mbps) points, the speed is dependant on your signal strength. Most buildings set up for wireless will give you a full 11Mbps signal throughout, but if you've got a concrete wall or floor between you and the point, the speed can sometimes drop. In my wood-frame-and-sheetrock house, I get full strength out into the yard with a normal home user access point in my basement, while in my concrete dorm room, signal drops sharply outside the room, to almost nothing on other floors.
 
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