--- Girish Wadhwani <girishw@mail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> This may be a little off topic but: 
> 
> About those low power laptop processors- What really
> makes them low power? They seem to have the same
> clock speeds. Do they perform at par with a
> similarly rated desktop processor? Wheres the catch?
> 
> -Girish

I believe they "underclock" them and run them at a
lower voltage. Usually laptops are behind on desktops
on speed right? I believe this is because they use the
same die, but it's able to run on less voltage and
cooler at a lower clock speed.

If I'm wrong on this, someone straighten me out...

Andy

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