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On Wed, 03 Dec 1997 23:13:27 -0800, Randal Whittle <rwhittle@usa.net> wrote: >desktop. Do keep in mind that laptops are inherently slower than the >same-MHz desktop--i.e., a 560 running at 133 MHz is *not* going to be as >fast as virtually any desktop running at 133 MHz. Just part of the >tradeoff you make for the benefit of portability. I think that the 560/133 is slower than a 133 desktop because the 560 does not have an L2 cache. Reviews of the latest 560 - the 233 mhz 560x - indicate that it is as fast as a 233 mhz desktop. For example: "The latest notebook PCs powered by 233MHz Tillamook Pentium chips perform on a par with 233MHz Pentium-based desktop PCs but, for what they cost, a company could buy a Pentium II desktop system and have money left over." http://www.zdnet.com/pcweek/reviews/1201/01note.html The article has a favorable review of the 560x.