So, I'm looking to get a laptop as a desktop replacement. So will be used for word processing, internet, and audio. I probalby won't use it for field recording, but will be transferring audio to it and using soundforge, wavelab etc.
So, wondering what chip to get. How does a 1.7 Pentium M Centrino compare to say a 3.2 or 3.3 Ghz Pentium 4 with HT, vs whatever is comparable from AMD for purposes of audio processing - resampling, dithering, tracking etc.
And how is battery power effected - presumably better on a Pentium M than a P4, but how much better? I'm certainly happy to sacrifice some battery power for increased performance,but still would like decent battery life when I can't plug in.
Thanks for any input,
--Dave