Q:  I realize that your website indicates that an Intel Pentium or Athlon
    processor at 1.8 GHz or better (Pentium 4 2.0 GHz or better)" is 
    recommended for computer processing requirements, but I was curious to 
    know how a Pentium M 730 (1.60GHz) Centrino processor would handle the 
    Video Advantage USB package.
 
    I am seriously interested in Turtle Beach's product, however, I must 
    first know the answer to the aforementioned question before making my
    purchase.


A:  The Centrino processor CPU speed is roughly equivalent to a Pentium 4. 
    The main difference is battery life on a laptop equipped with a Centrino
    processor. A 1.6 GHz processor is still below the minimum system 
    requirements of 1.8 GHz which is required for the operation of the Video
    Advantage USB device. 

    Also, a Pentium M running at 1.8 GHz would be *slower* than a 
    same-generation Pentium 4 running at the same speed, because the M 
    processors are slowed down to reduce current draw (and thus to extend 
    battery life). So a Pentium M 1.6 GHz would be well below the minimum 
    for VidAdvUSB... In summary, it should work but it might drop frames
    occasionally.
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