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<p>Famous last words! You are the one that is wrong. If you're talking about the speed of the processor in Ghz, then yes they are measured differently. However, front side bus is front side bus. It can only be measured in one way. The front side bus of a PowerPC processor is 166Mhz while a good Intel Pentium M is 533Mhz.</p>
<p>I haven't read this whole thread, but I am thinking I am going to get a Media Center PC, the HP zd8110 is really nice, the screen is amazing as well. Problems are portability but since I am just sticking it in the case and in my passenger seat I dont really care. I think that I can carry 9 lbs for about 5 minutes...Also, the battery life is a problem. If you are looking for ultra portable, my friend has had a Dell 700D (i think) for about 6-8 months without any problems. You can get dells cheap. If I dont get a laptop, I'm just going to build a desktop.</p>
<p>Still wrong.</p>
<p>it has nothing to do with how they are measured. a mhz is a mhz. its a clock cycle. FSB speeds are measured exactly the same way, one clock cycle at a time. The FSB is multiplied by the processor to get the overall clock speed (you used to be able to overclock both by raising the fsb AND the multiplier). It still comes down to the PPC chip being able to compute more constructions per cycle than the P4 and its nasty pipeline.</p>
<p>The faster FSB of the PC chips has its merits but you can't compare physical features of the chips in the same way you can compare preformance features (even amongst x86 chips you cant, look at the clock and bus speeds on AMD chips).</p>
<p>Hey what do y'all think of the Samsung laptops? Beside looking really nice (stylish), are they also good?</p>
<p>Haha, you must not have read my previous post. The entire point was that FSB is measured the same way for both Intel/AMD and Apple. FSB does matter a lot because you can have a 20Ghz processor with a 20Mhz FSB, and it's going to be creeping along. </p>
<p>But no matter how you look at it, both processors are really good; however, each one is good at different things.</p>
<p>And CollegeFuture: Samsung laptops aren't sold in the U.S.; they have a non-compete agreement with Dell.</p>
<p>Does it matter that IBM pc business was sold to Lenovo? Good or bad? How might this affect quality or service in the future??????</p>
<p>I believe that IBM still retains an 18% interest in the PC business that was sold to Lenovo. Since all the manufacturing/assembly was done by Lenovo in China and used parts from other Chinese/Thai/Malaysian vendors meeting IBM specs, the quality of new Lenovo machines sold in the US should be of IBM quality. </p>
<p>Of course, anything is possible, but to pay a lot of money for the IBM business and to produce sub-standard machines out of the gate would squander an excellent reputation... US reviewers would be the first to jump on the new machines if they thought that quality was not up to snuff.</p>
<p>For a bigger picture of the IBM sale to Lenovo.</p>
<p>hey guys... what is the difference between pentium 4 and pentium M... and which one would you recommend?</p>
<p>Also, what would be a good weight for a labtop? i dont really know how heavy is 2lb, or 7lb... what kind do you suggest for a 5'4 girl who weighs 105lb???? i dont, like, lift weight or anything, but i dont want my labtop to sit on the lab all day long either</p>
<p>what about sony vaio??</p>
<p>xokandykyssesox : The pentium M is the best choice for a laptop because it is a laptop specific processor. If I were you I would try to get a laptop in the 5lb and under range. Vaios are good, as are Toshibas, Apples, and IBMs. The motto you get what you pay for goes along quite nicely with laptops. That being said, I personally don't like Dell's and I have heard tons of bad reports about them, whereas is haven't heard that many negative reports about Apples, or IBMs, or even Toshibas.</p>
<p>What about the Apple Powerbook G5 ?????? I heard it's a really good laptop?</p>
<p>Well I hate to break it to you, but there is no Powerbook G5.</p>
<p>You mean powerbooks have a 167mhz system bus, not PowerPC in general.</p>
<p>Yes, that is correct. 167MHz is the highest it goes while the more affordable ones are 133MHz. The desktop systems have a much higher FSB (as do PC machines), but this is a laptop thread afterall.</p>
<p>Sorry I meant the Apple G4 Powerbook.</p>
<p>The powerbook G4 is one of the best laptops you can buy but you are going to have to get comfortable to MacOS (and be willing to do things a bit differently)</p>
<p>being the kind of kid that loves computers far too much for his own good i'm willing to spend alot on a machine. thats just me.</p>
<p>Inspirion 9300 from Dell if you want a beast. Check out their academic pricing. I got over 1000 off. right now they got a 20% off overtop of a 12% off</p>
<p>yeahhhh buddy</p>
<p>i do not think dells are that good... schools are filled with them, adn we all know how much we HATE school computers; despite their ethernet connections... their internet is STILL slow as a cow.
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inspiron 9300 cost under $2000... more like... around $1100! dells dont make expensive computers... their desktop cheapest is $292!!!!!!!!</p>
<p>Yeah, I definitely wouldn't recommend Dells. True, some of their low price is determined by their excellent deals with suppliers, but for the most part it is because of their cheap parts. They also have horrendous customer service, so good luck if you have a problem. Go with Toshiba, IBM, or Asus.</p>