Satellite A200

[stealthsniper96]

just customized one on the toshiba website, and i have some questions - is the core duo 64 bit, is the A200 upgradable to 4gb(i tried to look at the detailed specs page but it wouldnt open), and where are the ram sockets or moduels or w/e their called. thx for the help :}

btw the exact CPU is Intel® Core™ Duo Processor T2450 (2.00GHz, 2MB L2 cache, 533MHz FSB)

[jetstar]

Hi,

Core Duo processors are not 64-bit. Core 2 Duo processors are.

Not sure about your other questions. Sorry.

[stealthsniper96]

ok thanks. im pretty sure its 4gb but i just wana be sure im gona be usin this thing for a while

[jetstar]

If you plan on using this machine for a while, it might be prudent to get a 64-bit processor. 64-bit computing will become more widespread in the next couple of years.

[chimpanzee]

32Bit(Core Duo) cannot use 4G RAM. If you must have that amount, go with Core 2 Duo. Though 64-bit OS cost extra(unless you run linux) and is still quite young in terms of device support(if at all).

Some interesting info about T2450, it has a 15x multipler meaning if you dare(and the machine allows) to overclock, you can make it run at 2.5Ghz by changing the FSB to 667. That is the top of the line speed for notebook, even with Merom.

It seems that Intel's Yonah on 65nm process is performing really well allowing them to keeps on binning faster parts(not surprising as people have long been overclocking Yonah in desktop setup to 2.8Ghz with standard voltage and max to 3.2Ghz with special cooling).