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!!Help!! Atom or Pentium processor

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Admirer Of Digit
Admirer Of Digit Original post #1
May 13, 2011 at 1:55 PM
can anybody please help me to get out of the trouble, below are some processors which are available between approx Rs.15 K to Rs.20 K, but 1 st & 2 nd are the laptops of 14"-15" screen while below them are nettops with 10.1 " screen size :-

Intel® Pentium® Processor T4500 (1M Cache, 2.30 GHz, 800 MHz FSB) - 2GB Ram

Intel® Pentium® Processor P6100 (3M Cache, 2.00 GHz) - 2GB Ram

Intel® Atom™ Processor N550 (1M Cache, 1.50 GHz) - 1/2GB Ram

Intel® Atom™ processor N475 (512K Cache, 1.83 GHz) - 1/2GB Ram


Please get me which will be better in terms of performance as all of them are priced at around 15K -20 K...

Which will be better in terms of future safe means longer life before getting outdated.

Needed for few MS office work, internet,med videos watching, small pics editing, downloading & other general daily works...

Or prefer me any better processor priced at the same price ...

Thanks ..!!!
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NainO #2
May 13, 2011 at 3:13 PM
All Pentium Dual Core Processors are better than Atom Processors in terms of performance. Of all the mentioned processors Pentium P6100 is the fastest

In terms of future safe - none. All are outdated now.
Pentium processors are being replaced by Core i* processors. Atoms by AMD Fusion and upcoming Intel Sandy Bridge series.

Consider Atom based nettops only when you travel a lot.
Admirer Of Digit
May 13, 2011 at 4:05 PM
All Pentium Dual Core Processors are better than Atom Processors in terms of performance. Of all the mentioned processors Pentium P6100 is the fastest

In terms of future safe - none. All are outdated now.
Pentium processors are being replaced by Core i* processors. Atoms by AMD Fusion and upcoming Intel Sandy Bridge series.

Consider Atom based nettops only when you travel a lot.

as per my knowledge Intel Sandy Bridge series is of 2 Nd generation Core i* Series and is not the series for Dual Core N550 Atom processor or for Any Atom processor...

Also the Core i* processors are about 30-35k,but as i wanted the one for just normal use to replace my old P4 (2.0ghz) junky with a new one for internet surfing , downloading , few MS Word processing & other daily needs, so please suggest me again accordingly.

Even a year or so before getting outdated should i prefer Atom over Pentium or not or any better option at that price 15K-20k ..

Thanks.!!!
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NainO #4
May 14, 2011 at 5:45 PM
as per my knowledge Intel Sandy Bridge series is of 2 Nd generation Core i* Series and is not the series for Dual Core N550 Atom processor or for Any Atom processor...
Also the Core i* processors are about 30-35k,but as i wanted the one for just normal use to replace my old P4 (2.0ghz) junky with a new one for internet surfing , downloading , few MS Word processing & other daily needs, so please suggest me again accordingly.

Google - Intel Core i3 2100T. It's the next big thing in Nettops and will replace their Atom series. Compared to Atom, it's 2-4 times faster :shock:
And yeah Core i* are in range of 30k+, but 3-4 years ago Pentium Dual Core processors were in the same position :) I think now you can understand what I meant by - core i* replacing Dual Cores :)

Even a year or so before getting outdated should i prefer Atom over Pentium or not or any better option at that price 15K-20k ..

Both will suffice for your needs, but I think you should opt for Dual Core as it should be a proper upgrade from Pentium IV.
But remember, Dual Cores are Hot!!! They aren't suitable for your lap and they aren't portable either :-(

Thanks.!!!

Your welcome pal!!! :-D
saswat23
May 14, 2011 at 6:26 PM
Why dont u assemble a new desktop for 20k. It will be much better than these lappies and will be sufficient for your needs.