The basic components of laptops are similar in function to their desktop counterparts, but are miniaturized, adapted to mobile use, and designed for low power consumption. Because of the additional requirements, laptop components are usually of inferior performance compared to similarly priced desktop parts. Furthermore, the design bounds on power, size, and cooling of laptops limit the maximum performance of laptop parts compared to that of desktop components.[30]The following list summarizes the differences and distinguishing features of laptop components in comparison to desktop personal computer parts:[31]
- Central processing unit (CPU): Laptop CPUs have advanced power-saving features and produce less heat than desktop processors, but are not as powerful.[32]There is a wide range of CPUs designed for laptopsavailable from Intel (Pentium M, Celeron M, Intel Coreand Core 2 Duo), AMD (Athlon, Turion 64, andSempron), VIA Technologies, Transmeta and others. On the non-x86 architectures, Motorola and IBM produced the chips for the former PowerPC-based Apple laptops (iBook and PowerBook).
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