theavidgeek Posted November 5, 2005 Share Posted November 5, 2005 Hi all, I am gonna buy a laptop sooon and i need to know if centrino is 64 bit...or what model of it is.... Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercuryx013 Posted November 5, 2005 Share Posted November 5, 2005 www.intel.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radium Posted November 5, 2005 Share Posted November 5, 2005 No, it's not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psychosematic Posted November 5, 2005 Share Posted November 5, 2005 Centrino is not a processor, it is a platform. But, to answer your question, there are no current 64-bit Centrino-platform Pentium M CPUs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theavidgeek Posted November 5, 2005 Author Share Posted November 5, 2005 Centrino is not a processor, it is a platform.But, to answer your question, there are no current 64-bit Centrino-platform Pentium M CPUs. 586770845[/snapback] ahh thank you :) AMD Turion IT is! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theavidgeek Posted November 5, 2005 Author Share Posted November 5, 2005 btw is AMD Athlon 64 2.2GHz a good processor to have in a laptop nowdays??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stncttr908 Veteran Posted November 5, 2005 Veteran Share Posted November 5, 2005 btw is AMD Athlon 64 2.2GHz a good processor to have in a laptop nowdays??? 586770879[/snapback] For battery life, I'd stick to a CPU more suited for laptops such as the Turion or Pentium M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EGM92 Posted November 5, 2005 Share Posted November 5, 2005 if your laptop is a desktop replacement, I'd go with a fast AMD64 but if it's something you're going to be carrying around I suggest getting a Turion 64 if needed, or a P-M for better battery life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Posted November 5, 2005 Share Posted November 5, 2005 Intel were going to release Pentium 64 Bit's early next year I think, but if you are goiing to buy a laptopn now get a Pentium M anyway, way better battery life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha2004 Posted November 5, 2005 Share Posted November 5, 2005 Get either a turion mt or a pentium m A centrino is a pentium m with wireless, I believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnowRanger13 Posted November 5, 2005 Share Posted November 5, 2005 Centrino just means it's got a Pentium M, an Intel chipset, and Intel wireless. But MOST Centrino laptops have pretty good battery life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stncttr908 Veteran Posted November 5, 2005 Veteran Share Posted November 5, 2005 It also depends on the model and battery capacity. My friend's Dell 700m comes with a small battery that only offers around 90 minutes of life, but with a larger battery it can be increased upwards of four hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strekship Posted November 5, 2005 Share Posted November 5, 2005 If you want 64bit, get the turion. Both are good processors though (Pentium M and Turion, that is). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leddy Posted November 6, 2005 Share Posted November 6, 2005 I don't know what the fuss about 64bit is, it's not essential, nor is it better for home use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notuptome2004 Posted November 6, 2005 Share Posted November 6, 2005 the Turion is faster then the Pentium M must faster and has alot more features and current bennafits and future ones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XIII Posted November 6, 2005 Share Posted November 6, 2005 If you gonna buy a laptop, buy a centrino. 64bit and its extension memory capabilites won't help unless your purpose is to play game mobilely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stncttr908 Veteran Posted November 6, 2005 Veteran Share Posted November 6, 2005 If you gonna buy a laptop, buy a centrino. 64bit and its extension memory capabilites won't help unless your purpose is to play game mobilely. 586772699[/snapback] How about content creation? 64-bit processing isn't about games. In fact, games are probably the last application thought of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theavidgeek Posted November 6, 2005 Author Share Posted November 6, 2005 i want it to be vista ready thats why i am looking at 64bit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Post-It Note Posted November 6, 2005 Share Posted November 6, 2005 The CPU is not going to make it much more Vista ready. They will release 32-bit versions so it doesn't matter. Just have a nice video card so you can run the effects and plenty of RAM, 1GB. To be truly "really good" Vista, you'd need things like PS 3.0, SATA 2.0 compatability, HDCP-compliant displays, all of these which are NOT available for laptops. So the CPU is not going to make any good difference in just running Vista. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theavidgeek Posted November 7, 2005 Author Share Posted November 7, 2005 The CPU is not going to make it much more Vista ready. They will release 32-bit versions so it doesn't matter. Just have a nice video card so you can run the effects and plenty of RAM, 1GB. To be truly "really good" Vista, you'd need things like PS 3.0, SATA 2.0 compatability, HDCP-compliant displays, all of these which are NOT available for laptops. So the CPU is not going to make any good difference in just running Vista. 586776492[/snapback] oh, i didnt know that, the thing is that I seem to ger better deals on laptops with AMD in them and i do trust amd a lot ... so idk if an AMD 64 processor is ok for me to gret in a laptop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_daemon Posted November 7, 2005 Share Posted November 7, 2005 Get an AMD64 in a laptop if you love not having any kind of battery life in your laptop. Get a centrino platform (with pentium-m) if you love having 8 hour batteries and such. As it was stated many times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxpor Posted November 7, 2005 Share Posted November 7, 2005 The CPU is not going to make it much more Vista ready. They will release 32-bit versions so it doesn't matter. Just have a nice video card so you can run the effects and plenty of RAM, 1GB. To be truly "really good" Vista, you'd need things like PS 3.0, SATA 2.0 compatability, HDCP-compliant displays, all of these which are NOT available for laptops. So the CPU is not going to make any good difference in just running Vista. 586776492[/snapback] ps 3 is in a laptop fyi... anything with the gforce 6 or 7 series have it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iOsiris Posted November 7, 2005 Share Posted November 7, 2005 Get an AMD64 in a laptop if you love not having any kind of battery life in your laptop.Get a centrino platform (with pentium-m) if you love having 8 hour batteries and such. As it was stated many times. 586776763[/snapback] Go for Turion if you want 64Bit, go for Pentium M if you want battery life. 8 hours? :laugh: , still only like 4-5 hours average unless you want a huge 12 cell battery until more of those ultra low voltage Pentiums become available.. 8 hours is still a dream without additional batteries or just large ones that protrude out of the laptop.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strekship Posted November 7, 2005 Share Posted November 7, 2005 The turion still gives the P-M a run for its money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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