The Celeron processor, in general, is not as suited to very intensive
computing tasks, i.e. digital video, Photoshop, and 3D rendering.

That said, I don't have any real reservations about the Celeron, for
business applications especially.  Word processing, spreadsheets, and web
browsing don't seem to see performance reduction.

I have a PentiumIII 500 as a desktop machine, and a Celeron 400 as a
laptop, and don't see much, if any difference in application launching
speed, or how fast a web page appears.  The machines have the same 128 MB
of memory.

So, unless you're doing lots of video/3D work, go with the Celeron.
Just my $.02.

Glen Sagers

Cindy Meyer wrote:

> Hi
>
> I apologize ahead of time if this question is not suited for this list.
> We are looking at buying a large volume (70) of new computers.  I've
> notice on micronpc.com that if you choose a Celeron processor over a
> Pentium, you can save upwards of $100 per computer.  We have always
> stuck to Dell computers with Pentium processors so my question is
> whether buying a computer with a Celeron processor will make a notable
> difference in performance.  What are the opinions of this list on
> Celeron vs. Pentium?
>
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