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    Duo Core with XP Home?

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by scott18, Jun 3, 2006.

  1. scott18

    scott18 Newbie

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    I have ordered a Asus S96J, it should arrive on monday. My first question is will XP Home support the duo core processor or do I have to have XP Pro? I already have a number for xp home so I would like to use it if I can. And secondly how much of a difference will 533mhz ram compare to 667mhz and how much of a difference will there be between a 120gb 5400rpm and a 7200rmp?

    Thanks

    Scott
     
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  2. SRD

    SRD Notebook Virtuoso

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    XP home does support dual core. there is like a 5% difference in 533mhz to 667. its barely noticable. and yes there is a decent speed difference between 5400rpm and 7200.
     
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