[thechat] Memory or CPU?
Luther, Ron
ron.luther at hp.com
Thu Nov 4 14:14:30 CST 2004
Hi Gang,
I'm still working on justifying / ordering a laptop for the office here
and I ran into a question. Which is better for crunching through large
data files on an ad-hoc analysis ... more memory or more CPU?
It looks like I might have a choice between:
- a 2.0Ghz processor and 1Gb of memory,
- a 1.8Ghz processor and 2Gb of memory, or
- a 3.4Ghz processor and 1Gb of memory.
I think I'd prefer the last machine (mostly because it has the largest
display).
But can I justify it by saying it would be faster than the other two?
Thanks,
RonL.
(... nope ... not a 'hardware' guy!)
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