Miscellaneous laptop discussions : 1.83ghz vs 2.00ghz

I would say no ...

In reply to: Could be significant. by R. Proffitt 

There is not a significant difference at the eye between the 2.00 Ghz and the 1.83 GHz.

I think you'll see the difference in benchmarks only.

When you'll make a big audio encoding task, maybe the 2.00 Ghz will finish 2-3 minutes before the 1.83 GHz.

Sure, the biggest cache the processor has, the best performances it's going to have. The cache is where the processor store its mathematical equations so if it has more space, it can store more.

But save your money and get the 1.83 Ghz ...

Cad $100 difference

In reply to: Having used both, I give the nod to the 2.0. by R. Proffitt 

THere is a 100$ difference between the two processors. i think i would go with the 1.83ghz as i am a student an cant waste money.

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T5600-2mb L2-1.8GHZ
T7200-4MB L2-2.0ghz
T7400-4MB L2-2.16ghz
T7600-4MB L2-2.33ghz

ya, t5600 (1.83ghz)is the high end of the core 2 processor with 2mb L2, where as t7200 (2ghz)is the one with 4mb L2, so above t7200, it's just higher multipler number, ya, the performance gap is relatively big compare to difference between t7200 and 7400, if you want to play high res games or editing video on a laptop, t7200 is the one, while t5600 doesn't have as much L2 cashe, but the core achititure is very simiar, if you want to get vista, then is t7200 the starter choice, any more speed you want come in premium, t5600-unless you are on tight budget don't get it

About Vista ...

I have a 1.66 Ghz Core Duo with Vista RC1 installed on it ...

I can tell you that the processor doesn't play the biggest role. The biggest role is the RAM. I have only 512 MB and the OS is slow comparatively to XP.

My neightboor has a Pentium 4 2.8 Ghz with 1 GB of DDR2 533 Mhz and there is no lag. The Core Duo is a more advanced CPU than the Pentium 4.

Vista will run with every modern processors.

Save your money and get the 1.83 Ghz. Invest more money in your graphics solution. The GPU determines the life of the laptop because you can't updagre it. Also, invest in 1 GB of RAM than 512 MB.

Sure, for games, 4 MB L2 Cache is better. But remind you that in the past, the same games were running with a "simple" Core Duo ...

Go for the T5600

There is a noticeable different between the T5600 (1.83 Ghz) and T7200 (2.0 Ghz), but I don't think you'll benefit a lot from that.
Firstly, you said that you plan to play games on your laptop. Therefore, you should try and skive on everything else, and as Ghost26 says, upgrade the GPU instead since there's almost no way you can do that after purchasing the laptop. Since most laptops come with integrated graphics nowadays, it would be a good idea to upgrade to at least an X1300 or 7300 with 64 MB or more of discrete memory (don't count the HyperMemory or TurboCache figures).
Secondly, the CPU does not impact gameplay to as large an extent as RAM and the graphics card. In fact, even a Pentium D would be fine for almost all games, especially since the games you play are not too graphics intensive and graphics do not play a very important part in them. You are definitely more likely not to have enough RAM or a good enough graphics card rather than not having a sufficiently powerful processor.
Finally, the performance gain you get from the T7200 is not likely to be worth the extra money you pay for it, unless you render 3D graphics or encode videos very frequently, since it's a US$100 price jump for at most 10% increase in speed.

(NT) Yes: 2.00ghz is considerably better.