what is the current, at today's date, highest spec processor Intel, AMD or
otherwise available.

dj

"Lez Pawl" <Lez@Pawlbtinternet.com> wrote in message
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> what is the current, at today's date, highest spec processor Intel, AMD or
> otherwise available.
>
> dj
>

obviously fitted into a notebook/laptop

Any answer you get will be wrong in a month. Manufacturers are always
trying to get faster processors into laptops for bragging rights. I've
read reviews of laptops that are using standard desktop processors and
motherboards to provide the "fastest" possible notebook. Unfortunately
these systems all suffer from three common problems which make them
almost useless as portable computers.
1. Battery life is the pits. High speed processors use much more power
than those designed for portable use. A 65w battery would power a system
built around a 130w cpu for less than .5 hour if the cpu is running flat
out.
2. 99.9+% of all energy consumed in a laptop is dissipated as heat.
These systems are usually too hot to use on your lap.
3. Larger heat sinks are needed when faster processors are used. This
makes the system larger and heavier.

I'd suggest you get a number of recent magazines and look for ads and
reviews of systems. The best category to look in for fast processors is
gaming systems.

I was able to find a notebook (on the web) using an Intel Core Duo T7600
(2.33ghz) processor.

Phil Sherman


Lez Pawl wrote:
> "Lez Pawl" <Lez@Pawlbtinternet.com> wrote in message
> news:gdCdneYS7cxeaT7YRVnyvgA@bt.com...
>> what is the current, at today's date, highest spec processor Intel, AMD or
>> otherwise available.
>>
>> dj
>>
>
> obviously fitted into a notebook/laptop
>
>

"Phil Sherman" <psherman@ameritech.net> wrote in message
news:MjWoh.43237$wc5.10687@newssvr25.news.prodigy. net...
> Any answer you get will be wrong in a month. Manufacturers are always
> trying to get faster processors into laptops for bragging rights. I've
> read reviews of laptops that are using standard desktop processors and
> motherboards to provide the "fastest" possible notebook. Unfortunately
> these systems all suffer from three common problems which make them almost
> useless as portable computers.
> 1. Battery life is the pits. High speed processors use much more power
> than those designed for portable use. A 65w battery would power a system
> built around a 130w cpu for less than .5 hour if the cpu is running flat
> out.
> 2. 99.9+% of all energy consumed in a laptop is dissipated as heat. These
> systems are usually too hot to use on your lap.
> 3. Larger heat sinks are needed when faster processors are used. This
> makes the system larger and heavier.
>
> I'd suggest you get a number of recent magazines and look for ads and
> reviews of systems. The best category to look in for fast processors is
> gaming systems.
>
> I was able to find a notebook (on the web) using an Intel Core Duo T7600
> (2.33ghz) processor.
>
> Phil Sherman
>
>
> Lez Pawl wrote:
>> "Lez Pawl" <Lez@Pawlbtinternet.com> wrote in message
>> news:gdCdneYS7cxeaT7YRVnyvgA@bt.com...
>>> what is the current, at today's date, highest spec processor Intel, AMD
>>> or otherwise available.
>>>
>>> dj
>>>
>>
>> obviously fitted into a notebook/laptop

T7600 2.33...........OK that's precisely the cpu fitted in the Dell
Precision I have been pondering.

"Lez Pawl" <Lez@Pawlbtinternet.com> wrote in message
news:gdCdneYS7cxeaT7YRVnyvgA@bt.com
> what is the current, at today's date, highest spec processor Intel,
> AMD or otherwise available.

Why bother with fast CPUs for laptops anyway? They are power hungry,
create tons of heat, etc. My Intel Celeron 1.5GHZ only hits 100% about
1% of the time anyway. If you want to speed up your computing power, the
CPU is the last thing to look at. Things like more RAM and a faster hard
drive is much better at increasing laptop power anyway. Just my 2¢.

--
Bill