Is it just the same as a Intel processor or is it Junk? And Is it really worth buying that comes in with a Gateway Laptop?
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The sempron is AMD's low end processor, like the celeron from intel.  If you want a good AMD processor go with and AMD Athlon XP or an AMD Athlon 64.  In general AMD is better than intel in my opinion.  They are built on a different architecture, which is what the 3300+ rating means.  It means that the processor is equal to an Intel P4 3.3Ghz.  Some of the AMDs have great overclocking potential, the same cant be said for intel.
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INTEL® CELERON® D 336 @ 2.8GHZ 533mhz FSB/256K <--- Programs will suffer from lack of cache\n\n512 MB DDR400 PC3200 WITH LIFETIME WARRANTY! <---  this needs to be a gig\n\nHIGH END ASUS® MOTHERBOARD WITH DUAL DDR, 3 PCI ETC. <---  No PCI-X for video expansion is not good!\n\nSIX USB 2.0 PORTS (4 REAR + 2 FRONT)\nSATA 80 GB HARD DISK @ 7200rpm 8mb cache <---  SATA is 150mbs its the older version SATA 2 is 300mbs\n\nCD/DVD Writer\nINTEGRATED SIS REAL 256E GRAPHICS <---  pretty crappy video on board or not\n\nHIGH END ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL SOUND (RECOMMENDED)\n56K MODEM\n10/100 NETWORK CARD FOR BROADBAND - AS STANDARD <---  old tech new standard is 10/100/1000\n\n1.44MB FLOPPY DISK DRIVE\nBeige Stylish Case + 2 Front USB\nStandard 350W PSU + 80mm Fan] <---  not really powerfull enough\n\n\nAMD® ATHLON® 64BIT 3000 (Winchester) 512kb L2 Cache (939 pin) <---  works great but to take full advantage you need 64bit Windows XP\n\n512 MB DDR400 PC3200 WITH LIFETIME WARRANTY! <---  need a gig for the true power of 64bit you need 2gig\n\nATI CHIPSET RS482-M: DUAL DDR, SATA, x16 slot, 3 PCI ETC <---  has x16 that should be PCI-X if so its upgradeable much better then the intel\n\nSIX USB 2.0 PORTS (4 REAR + 2 FRONT)\nSATA 80 GB HARD DISK @ 7200rpm 8mb cache <---  SATA is 150mbs its the older version SATA 2 is 300mbs\n\n16X DVD ROM WITH 48X CD ROM <---  for 40$ u can get one that does both from newegg.com\n\n52X 32X 52X CD WRITER <---  for 40$ u can get one that does both from newegg.com\n\n128MB INTEGRATED ATI RADEON X300 PCI Express (SMA)\nHIGH END ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL SOUND (RECOMMENDED)\n56K MODEM\n10/100 NETWORK CARD FOR BROADBAND - AS STANDARD <---  old tech new standard is 10/100/1000\n\nINTERNAL 7 IN 1 CARD READER WITH 1.44MB FLOPPY DISK DRIVE\nBlack Stylish Case + 2 Front USB\nStandard 350W PSU + 80mm Fan <--- not really powerfull enough\n\nIn general both systems are base line with the AMD being the better of the two.  The power supply will be a limiting factor down the road if you put a powerful video card in these machines.  Ram should be at least a gig.  And in every system I ever build I include a 2nd Harddrive for games or music, videos, etc.  It keeps the system drive from being cluttered and fragmented.\n\nHope that helps
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it's ok for internet and word processing, but on board graphics and 256mb of ram arent so good....gaming is out with this set up. about 6 years ago dell was the king of computers.....unfortunately today they are not. it's a good computer, but i do build my own and they are better they any dell i have ever seen. having worked in the computer repair field for a number of years, i would put dell and gateway as even and h/p and compaq as close seconds to them.
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I have had that particular machine and found it to be a very good system. THe video was a little limited but the rest of the system was great. You can upgrade the memory to 2 gigs and run big drives. It is light wieght and easy to use. It was pleanty fast enough for what I was using it for. I have a wifi card and it was fine. I have no complaints about this system. I hope that this helps you out some.
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I think they make inferior processors because they can; they are by far the most popular brand--many people think that Intel is the only company that makes processors or that any other brand is an "off-brand" or "cheap knockoff". This is due to in part to Intel's marketing, they are everywhere; in TV commercials just for the processors, after TV commercials for computers that use an Intel processor (but how often do you hear 'Our PCs use AMD (Athlon / Turion / Sempron) processors'? Or can you remember AMD's sound or animation? I don't think they have one), and in the catalogs for the big electronics stores they will have a good, better, best configuration with Celeron, Athlon (often even Athlon X2), Pentium 4 (or Sempron, Celeron, P4). The cost of marketing causes their prices to be much higher than AMD's, which I think actually contributes to their popularity; most people think that a higher price indicates better quality.\n\nIf that isn’t enough, Intel is trying to confuse consumers into buying their processors with a new numbering system that uses essentially worthless numbers, the whole Pentium D line that seems to be remarkably similar to the P4s (just more expensive), and the VIIV line which consists of all dual-core processors, except for one.\n\nAll of this is designed to make people think that Intel is great and that no other brand exists; and if one does exist, it isn’t a processor worth buying. The truth is, AMD makes faster, more reliable, less expensive processors; and Intel is trying to hide that from the public--and they are doing a pretty good job of it.\n\nHere are some links to help you spread the word:\n\nhttp://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Apb_5KouRmWmn8TkwzUDecDsy6IX?qid=1006030614200\n\nhttp://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AoeMnt_AziMthbni5emxX0zsy6IX?qid=1006030614293
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THE INTEL DUO CORE IS MUCH MORE BETTER THAN INTEL PENTUM M \n\nIT RUNS AT 667MHZ  FSB AND M RUNS AT MAX 400MHZ
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You got it wrong. LGA775 is not a processor, it's a socket type. This is the latest socket type so far for Pentium 4 and Pentium D CPUs (as well as for Celerons) and it's the successor of the 478 socket.\n\nThe latest socket LGA775 CPUs are: the Pentium 4 (6x1 series), the Pentium D (8xx series) and the Pentium D (9xx series) with clock rates in the range of 2.67GHz to 3.8GHz.\n\nThese 3 series of CPUs are currently state of the art for desktop PCs. For notebooks they doesn't fit and therefore Intel has 2 series especially for them, the Pentium M (7x0 series) and the Core Duo (T2x00 series) with clock rates in the range of 1.66GHz to 2.26GHz.\n\nSocket 478 desktop CPUs\nhttp://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.asp?N=2010340343+1051707443+1050706985&Submit=ENE&SubCategory=343\nSocket 775 desktop CPUs (Core names: Prescott = 90nm, single core. Smithfield = 90nm, dual core. Cedar Mill = 65nm single core. Presler = 65nm dual core)\nhttp://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.asp?N=2010340343+1051707842&Submit=ENE&SubCategory=343\nSocket 478 notebook CPUs (Core names: Dothan = 90nm, single core. Yonah = 65nm, dual core)\nhttp://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.asp?N=2010340343+1050706987&Submit=ENE&SubCategory=343\nhttp://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.asp?N=2010340343+1050719930&Submit=ENE&SubCategory=343
211778
I used to have a Toshiba and it crashed and nobody can fix it. My suggestion: dump it and get a Gateway.
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AMD is far superior to Intel.  In laptop land you will want to look for a AMD Athlon 64 3200+, 3500+ or 4000+ and if you can get the 4000+ you will be one very lucky, person.  I wanted the laptop with a 4000+ processor in it and they ran out of stock before I could get over to Best Buy so I guess I'll have to make do with my 3000+.\n\nIf you're looking for benchmarks, see the link below.  Notice all the processors at the top are AMD.
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Gateway!!!  When we were in search, we contacted the "Geek Squad" and by far, they recommended Gateway.  Also, alot more of our friends have "Gateway" than any other notebook  because of the compatibility.
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Either of these should work okay.  But I would like to recommend Dell instead of Gateway.  They are more reliable and cheaper to have repaired.  Hope this helps
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This is exactly what I have in one of my computers, it's great, it's fast, I really don't want nothing better, you just said it..\nINTEL PENTIUM D PROCESSOR 805 WITH DUAL CORE TECHNOLOGY (2 x 2.66GHZ, 533FSB)\nThis is the one, and with this question I just move to level 6 thanks..
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It is not bad, however since I can tell you are looking at Dells I would suggest the E521 instead, it will give you more for your money and the AMD Athlon X2s in it are faster than Pentium Ds.  As to what alchemist said, that computer he recommended is $800 with shipping, but it is not the same as what you listed.  You would have to add 1GB RAM for about $125, the 19 inch LCD for about $200, Works Suite for $100, and the video card for $50, which would bring the total to $1275.  Not a very good recommendation if you ask me.
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DO NOT buy the 400 dollar bargain machines!!!!!!!!!\n\nI do in-home technical support and too often the clients that purchase these machines complain that they run just like the old one in about 6 months.  The bargain PC's are great if you know how to upgrade the machine yourself and plan on doing so later.  If you dont know how to work on a PC then do yourself the favor of shelling out another 300 dollars to get the next model up.\n\nDual Channel is a Memory technology.  If you dont plan on gaming or doing any high powered video editing, you dont really need it.\n\nlook for the following:\n\nprocessor: 2.5GHz Pentium 4 and up, OR 2.0 GHz AMD Athlon and up.  You will not notice a difference between AMD and Intel processors.  They will function exactly the same. Typically, AMD processor machines are 20-50 dollars cheaper (or the same price with more bells and whistles) than a comparable Pentium machine.\n\nRAM (Memory): AT LEAST 512MB... try for higher if possible.\n\nHard Drive (storage space):  80GB and up.\n\nVideo Card: any video card made by intel is total junk!  If the machine advertises an intergrated intel video processor take it with a grain of salt.  integrated video processors use the computer's RAM which saps performance from your machine.  Try to find a PC with an Nvidia or ATI video card of some kind.  Most people will tell you that if you dont game this isnt necessary... Im telling you that youll sacrifice a bit of speed.  Remember, you can always install an Nvidia or ATI card later on fairly cheap and easy.\n\nCD/DVD burner:  standard these days.  most computers will come with them.  Just make sure that if you want to COPY CD's and DVD's that you have CD/DVD BURNER and a DVD READER drive.
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Pentium M is for Mobile gadgets, it's intended for laptops notebooks, etc. Never use it for a desktop computer. Or if you want to make a light traffic print server, Celeron would make a nicer deal, M is way too powerful and way too expensive for things like that.
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the processor is REALLY slow, screen tiny, video card is junk, all you can do on it is go on the internet, music, but not at the same time....homework. the Ram is good, but i would just buy a desktop that's a lot better for a little more.\naround 600 bucks you can get a good one that can run music and the internet well, but games will be ok...
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There's no such thing as a Pentium 4 M! There's a Pentium 4 and there are Pentium M and Celeron M Processors. There is also a Pentium D and celeron D. If you want to know more about Intel processors go to the link below.\n\nEach chip has been designed to capture different parts of the market. The Pentium M is for laptops and primarily is designed to run a lot cooler because of confined spaces and to extend the life of the battery. This is the better CPU for a laptop. You can get the P4 in laptops but they weigh more and the battery rarely lasts more than an hour before you need to charge it up again.\n\nCeleron chips are cheaper but there's a reason for that :-)