Inspiron E1705 (Core 2 Duo vs. Core Duo)

Listen, I bought the Inspiron E1705 with the core duo 2Ghz but now a month later the Core 2 duo 2Ghz came out and Im extremely upset....

What the difference between the two, is it worth returning my current laptop for this new breed??

 

64 bit vs 32 bit. No, its not worth the agony and returning.

By the time 64 bit is needed, your laptop will be out of date, and you might as well get a new one.

 

No it's not. You're only talking like a 10%-20% performance gain at most.

 

Don't feel bad. I got a M1710 with A Core Duo last week.

I really don't feel any buyer's remorse. The performance difference between my 2.16GHz Core Duo and a Core 2 Duo of the same speed is pretty immaterial. If I needed to use a 64-bit OS I'd probably feel differently, but 64-bit computing is not something I need right now.

 

Yeah, nobody saw Core 2 Duo chips coming...

I bet you can't tell the difference between them unless you do A LOT of ripping, compressing and rendering.

Normal day to day tasks, I doubt you could feel any real difference.

 

I guess you guys are right..but i do alot of ripppingg and hard gamming

 

^Trust me, not enough to see a difference.

 

I wouldn;t go through the hassle of returning it.

 

Well when 64 bit applications become more widely used and developed you will see a need for it, but until that happens you really cant utilize it. If you are only running 32-bit applications there is no need for a 64 bit processor as the processor will only function as though it were 32-bit for that specific application.

 

CNET just put some Core 2 Duo benchmarks up. In games, there was no difference at all, and the Core Duo's actually performed a hair better. Apparently, there's no battery difference to speak of (some are saying the Core 2's are actually worse) and the few places where there are differences are just super-multitasking, and those are only slightly noticeable.

I'd say the Core Duo's were the greatest deal because the prices have recently dropped to clear the market for the marginally better Core 2's, and no longer am I fretting about not having a Core 2 Duo. At this point, I'd say even an upgrade is really pointless.

 

You won't notice the difference between the two, don't bother exchanging it.

 

Can you post a link to that? I can't seem to find it.

 

Benchmarks: http://reviews.cnet.com/4531-10921_7-6632285.html

 

lol wow that makes the merom look totaly pointless.

 

"64-bit computing" exist as much as "128-bit computing"

Yes, there will be 64-bit Windows Vista.
Office 2007? only32-bit
Adobe stuff? all 32-bit
Even Visual Studio 2005 is still only 32-bit... to make 64-bit program you need to use 32-bit version of Visual Studio.
Pretty much - only device drivers will be 64-bit for some time, and I don't see 64-bit drivers will be any better or faster.