Anyone have information on the AMD Athlon P320 2.1GHz?

Well I am considering to buy a Inspiron 15R/ M5010R notebook. I found a killer deal on Dell Outlet for one.

What do you all think about the AMD processor?
The Dell people said its almost identical to the i3.
They said its kinda like Pepsi vs. Coke when comparing them.

Notebook specs:
Dell Inspiron M5010R
Processor- AMD Athlon™ dual-core processor P320 II 2.1GHz
15.6" LED screen
3GB- 1333 DDR3 RAM
320GB HDD (5400rpm)
6cell battery
OS-Windows 7 Home Premium(64-bit)

Is this a decent notebook?

 

The 'Dell' people are on drugs.

That AMD processor is no match for an i3 when all factors are considered (like performance and battery life).

Besides, it is well known that Coke is it! And Pepsi is a poor substitute.

 

Oh is that so?
Will this notebook be fine for just regular school work?

 

Yep, it will be.

 

It scores about 1292 passmark points. About the same performance as a Dual Core Celeron T3100.

http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu_list.php

It's enough for regular school work, watching movies, surfing the web etc.

Maybe the Dell rep was referring to the i3 330um

In that case he had a point, performance wise.

 

no this will not be as good as a core i3... its more like an older Intel Core 2 Duo T6600... it will be just good enough for schoolwork , some movies at most..

 

Depends what 'regular school work' is.

There is school and then there is school...

Some people go to school to be writers, some go to be architects - vastly difference performance requirements for both.

So, are you in High School, College, University or (maybe?) still in elementry school?

 

Elementary school...Lol.

Why Dell? And why Dell's outlet? Look elsewhere for a non-dell computer like a Toshiba, HP, Asus, Lenovo or Apple. You'll actually have a shot at getting a well built computer with decent customer support that way. Dell can't offer that anymore. It's been years since they offered a good product backed with support to match.

Try this if you're in the $500 buying-for-school-purposes range : Lenovo 14", or maybe this: Asus 15.6"

But if you're set on Dell, you can do better. Dell 16"

Keep looking for good deals, don't just snatch the first one you see. You'll get ripped off that way. It matters 6 months down the road when you start having computer problems and Dell won't help you...

 

Thanks for all the help guys! I bought it after all. Not bad for $290 shipped.

 

Great price! Congrats and hope it lives up to your expectations.

 

wth... tell me where u did.. i'll buy one for my sis... save me a lot of cash ... but seriously , this is an awesome deal.. enjoy..

 

Go to dell outlet and look up the 25% off coupon plus free shipping.

Recertified Dell Inspiron M5010R- $369.00

 

Also you might be better off calling because I got a better deal that I didnt see online.
I was gonna buy a $399 one but they had the same exact model for $369.

Also the 25% off sale ends tomorrow.

 

nah i was just asking... but from the looks of it , i'll get a refurb for my sis.. first need my Dv5t sold..