NEC PowerMate VL360 Sempron 3200+ 1.8 GHz

Advantages: Unbelievably cheap and at no loss of performance!
Disadvantages: Very confusing name

...I have been using this processor for over 6 months now and I am very impressed. The fact it has the same amount of L2 Cache as its more expensive pentium equivalent means that there is no loss in performance and no huge price tag! The processor is easily overclocked so long as you motherboard supports it, mine is currently running at 2.5Ghz this is quite and acheivement considering it is designed for 1.8Ghz. I have also heard stories of this processor being overclocked to 3Ghz however the cooling system must definitely needs upgrading in order to do this! The frame rates on 3D games using this is excellent as are loading times due to its large L2, I was going to buy the Celeon 2.0Ghz, however, after reading the reviews on it i realised that it had only half the amount of L2 hence its slightly cheaper price but at the expense of poor... Read review

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Advantages: very good, low price processor, overclockable
Disadvantages: none as yet

...when i bought a sempron 3000+ i didnt imagine it would be as good as it really is, the motherboards that support the sempron's also support quicker dual cores so when the time comes to upgrading again i will be able to buy a dual core with no extra fuss. i have set up a whole system from scratch and this processor peformed brilliantly, i recomend this processor for all those who want a good low cost solution to upgrading, NB the overclocking potential is about 1.5 times base. which is awesome and the ram speeds of the motherboards that support this processor are blistering. would recommend something like an ASUS A8V-VM to use with this product as its also a nice peice of engineering... Read review

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Advantages: Fast, Sleek, Reliable, Good sound quality
Disadvantages: Small hard-drive (60GB)

...'ve never actually managed to fill that up. I've been very impressed by it, advise anyone looking at buying a laptop to buy it and I've never had any problems with it at all. A good purchase! Here's some specs and pricing: General System Type Notebook Built-in Devices Stereo speakers, wireless LAN antenna Width 36.4 cm Depth 28 cm Weight 2.8 kg Height 4 cm Processor Processor AMD Mobile Sempron 3000+ / 1.8 GHz Features 3DNow! Professional technology, PowerNow! technology, streaming SIMD extensions 2, HyperTransport technology, integrated memory controller, Enhanced Virus Protection Cache Memory Type L2 cache RAM Installed Size 512 MB / 2 GB (max) Technology DDR SDRAM - 333 MHz Memory Specification Compliance PC2700 Storage Storage Controller IDE Hard Drive 60 GB Display... Read review

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