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    AMD Turion

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Xolith, Mar 23, 2007.

  1. Xolith

    Xolith Notebook Enthusiast

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    Right i know its dual core, but how much of a difference will i be feeling from a Turion TL-52 to a Core 2 Duo T5550.
     
    Xolith, Mar 23, 2007
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    brianstretch Notebook Virtuoso

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    None that you're likely to notice.
     
    brianstretch, Mar 23, 2007
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    Zero The Random Guy

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    You may notice a slight difference in processor dependant tasks, such as encoding or video editing, but as brianstretch mentioned, in other applications there will be no difference. You may get slightly better battery life, but that will depend on the rest of the specification.
     
    Zero, Mar 23, 2007
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  4. Charles P. Jefferies

    Charles P. Jefferies Lead Moderator Super Moderator

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    As long as the laptop has a modern dual-core processor I'd use other features of the notebooks you are considering to narrow down your decision. Build quality, ports, screen quality, and so on. What I always do when I am in situations like buying a notebook is create a spreadsheet and compare features between models.
     
    Charles P. Jefferies, Mar 23, 2007
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