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Subject: Re: 2 important questions regarding laptop and other computers.

Author: stuart taylor

Date: 17:37:26 05/17/05

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On May 17, 2005 at 20:15:58, Marc D wrote:

>On May 17, 2005 at 19:58:35, stuart taylor wrote:
>
>> 1). What exactly is the implications of RPM in hard disks?
>>a). in comparing 42000 rpm to 72000 rpm,
>>
>>b).what difference does this make to speed of computer functions, and which
>>computer functions does it affect?
>>
>>c).Does the new 915 chipset make  the rpm slower? (I read that they make
>>something a little slower, but I couldn't understand exactly what, and if it
>>causes any handicap).
>>
>>d).One computer salesman told me over the phone that it represents the weakness
>>or strength of the computer. Does he know what he's talking about?
>>
>>2).What is the difference between the proccessors from Intel Pentium Mobile
>>technology, if it is 730, 735, 740 till about 770 etc?
>>
>>Thanks for any answers, information or opinions.
>>
>>S.Taylor
>
>Hi
>
>1)i think you mean 4200 and 7200 rpm
>
>2)it mainly affects the cpu clock speed
>
>Processor Name                  Architecture  Cache Clock Speed Front Side Bus
>
>Intel® Pentium® M processor 770  90 nm         2MB L2  2.13 GHz     533 MHz
>Intel® Pentium® M processor 765  90 nm         2MB L2  2.10 GHz     400 MHz
>Intel® Pentium® M processor 760  90 nm         2MB L2  2 GHz        533 MHz
>Intel® Pentium® M processor 755  90 nm         2MB L2  2.0 GHz      400 MHz
>Intel® Pentium® M processor 750  90 nm         2MB L2  1.86 GHz     533 MHz
>Intel® Pentium® M processor 745  90 nm         2MB L2  1.80 GHz     400 MHz
>Intel® Pentium® M processor 740  90 nm         2MB L2  1.73 GHz     533 MHz
>Intel® Pentium® M processor 735  90 nm         2MB L2  1.70 GHz     400 MHz
>Intel® Pentium® M processor 730  90 nm         2MB L2  1.60 GHz     533 MHz
>Intel® Pentium® M processor 725  90 nm         2MB L2  1.60 GHz     400 MHz
>Intel® Pentium® M processor 715  90 nm         2MB L2  1.50 GHz     400 MHz
>Intel® Pentium® M processor 705  130 nm        1MB L2  1.50 GHz     400 MHz
>
>
>Regards
>Marc

WOW! So they come together!? So I don't need to look at the rpm when deciding
about which Intel Mobile? I might as well just look at the Ghz, to see how the
speed will be? (in my case 1.73)



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