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    Duo or turion 64??

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by halperin, May 4, 2006.

  1. halperin

    halperin Notebook Consultant

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    I am trying to decide which to get soon. I would wait for the turion 64 x2 but i hear it wont be that much faster and will problaby cost more then i want to spend which is under 1000$. but my main question is which one is faster?? Thanks
     
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    farqueue Notebook Guru

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    type in which is faster Turion or DUO

    hope that helps
     
    farqueue, May 4, 2006
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  3. sublime

    sublime Notebook Evangelist

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    It depends on what you're doing, but for the most part, you will see more apps that support dual core than 64bit processing. Go for the core duo. A plus to this also is you should be able to switch it out for a 64bit dual core merom when they come out, then you can have both!! :D
     
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  4. brianstretch

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    The Turion X2 dualcore should be a bit faster than the Duo, less expensive, run cooler and of course be 64-bit capable. Finding either CPU in a notebook under $1000 may be tricky though. If you can wait, wait. Or get a good deal on a singlecore notebook now.
     
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  5. Jumbie

    Jumbie Notebook Geek

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    The thing is that even though the X2 may be less expensive than a Core Duo chip, since Dell doesn't sell AMD processors you don't get their great deals/coupons.

    So I see that being a moot point for someone that doesn't mind owning a Dell and is just searching for the most bang for their buck. I was going to wait for the Turions but then I scored a fully-loaded E1505 for approx $1300 including shipping and tax (+ $140 for 2 GB OCZ RAM from Newegg) with 40% off + 12% EPP + $50 coupon.
     
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  6. dudesdudets

    dudesdudets Notebook Deity

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    Kinda questionable.
     
    dudesdudets, May 4, 2006
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