A lot goes in actually. In the case of the TM2428, you get a full Centrino ensemble - some of the parts were top of the line last year. Starting with the CPU, we have an Intel Pentium M 735A. This is a 'Dothan' based CPU that runs at 1.7 GHz and has 2 MB of level 2 cache. It is somewhat hobbled by a 400 MHz front side bus speed (typically these CPUs are mated to 533 MHz FSB). This means that the CPU will communicate with RAM and other system components a bit slower than we would normally expect from a CPU of this class. In everyday office tasks this would be a drawback.



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