C2D T7250 2.0 vs Turion X2 TL-60 2.0

I know this discussion has been beaten like a dead horse, but I really need some advice, really fast.

I'm about to pick up one of these laptops in less than day,

http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/me/e...770865-1770865-1770865-81140131-81510991.html

http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/me/e...770865-1770865-1770865-81140131-81543220.html

Both of the have the same specs

HP Pavilion DV6000 series, 160 SATA HDD, Nvidia Geforce 8400GS etc. The only difference is the RAM, which really doesnt matter for obvious reasons.

One is an AMD Turion X2 TL-60 2.0 GHZ and the other is an Intel Core 2 Duo T7250 2.0GHZ. The AMD costs a little over a 100 bucks less.

I would really appreciate it if someone would help me make a decision.

Please keep in mind that I only intend to game very rarely if at all. My laptop will primarily be used for movies, music, the internet and all that comes with it, office work and the occasional video conversion for my PSP.

 

The AMD CPU will be fast enough for your needs although the Intel CPU is faster. Intel also tends to give better battery run time. Unless that aspect is important, the AMD solution is better value.

John

 

Gee, that was fast. Thanks.

Battery life isn't that important for me really although the only thing I'm worried about is compatibility of the wifi card with various access points.

I've had problems with other laptops that didn't use the standard Intel solutions and was just concerned.

Another thing was performance with Vista. Since the laptop comes with Home premium, i intend to use vista in all its glory with every effect possible. I was just wondering about how the AMD processor would perform.

Thanks for the reply.

 

get intel porc.!it is faster,produce less heat,has better battery life and you get dedicated GPU!

 

lol.

Thanks. Although both the laptops have a dedicated option. I'll need the see how much difference in price there really is after upgrading the RAM to 2gb.

Thanks again.

 

2 gb ram costs about 30-40$....

 

I hate to be a pain, but another laptop I'm considering is this:

http://gulf.computers.toshiba-europ...ervice=AE&PRODUCT_ID=145057&toshibaShop=false

It's a Toshiba with an Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor T5750 processor, a larger HDD and a better GPU. AFAIK, the only difference is the FSB as compared to the T7250.

How important is that really? And since this laptop is a Toshiba, it should be better in terms of quality (I think).

Anyone?

I apologize if my thread is in the wrong section. It now looks like my thread should be in the Which Laptop Should I buy forum.

 

The T5750 is as fast as the TL-60.

 

The T7250 still reigns as the better processor over the T5750, but you probably won't see a huge difference b/t the two. And since the notebook w/ the T5750 comes with an HD 2600, I would definitely go ahead and give it a shot if I were in you.

 

processor wise there wont be much difference between the two...so you can go for the intel and extra gig of ram or get the turion and add another gig or two as mentioned before...overall each system will perform equally.

 

Thanks.

I just discovered that the Toshiba comes with recovery DVDs and software bundled unlike the HP which comes with a recovery partition.

Does this make the Toshiba better buy?

I only say this because all my previous laptops came with OS discs bundled with no recovery partition or anything like that. And that made it a whole lot easier to restore my system, install different OSes etc.

Any suggestions?

Once again, I apologize for this thread changing into a what laptop should I buy topic. Please shift it to the relevant forum.

 

The HP should let you make your own recovery media by burning to CD-R or DVD-R, so I wouldn't worry about that. Many vendors are going that route these days.

I'd really look at the construction quality of both., if you can get up close and personal. Type on both keyboards, and test both trackpads. Look at both for display quality, and during that process, decide if you want a glossy or matte display. Also compare warranties. The HP does have one cool feature that the Toshiba does not --an HDMI out in case you wish to connect to a Hi-Def TV.

I'm more a fan of business lines of laptops, so it's hard to make a positive recommendation for either of them from my perspective, though that doesn't mean either model is a bad choice.

 

I've owned several Toshibas over the years and loved most of them. The more recent Satellites have disappointed me somewhat. They feel and look lower-budget than some of the best in the business. If you're comparing the HP Pavilion with the Toshiba Satellite, the HP is the more solidly built and visually appealing machine.

I keep hoping Toshiba will make some design and material changes to catch up or even surpass the other guys. The Qosmio line proves that they can design something flashy (never mind that I think it's hideous). And the Tecra is proof that they can build something that looks, feels and actually 'is' rock-solid.

For now, I'd say your money is best spent with the HP.

 

If possible go with a laptop that has T8100. I think price wise its similar to T7250 but its new 45nm cpu, so it will be cooler.

 

Well, I went ahead and went with the toshiba since it cost me the same as the HP with a larger hard drive and a better GPU. Also, Toshiba offered a 3 year extended warranty for less than HP.

The HP's contruction was good, but the shinery surfaces is best left for students rather than professionals.

Thanks for all your help.

 

In most situations, I flat-out refuse to consider an extended warranty. Whether it's a TV, audio equipment, even when I buy a new car, I cut the salesperson off before they can get the first sentence out. In reality, these warranties represent huge profit for the seller and little to no value (other than peace-of-mind, perhaps) for the customer.

The only exception I make is when I buy a notebook. On my last Toshiba, Tecra A5, the upgrade from one year to three years of coverage was just $100. I bought an HP Pavilion dv9000t early last year and the upgrade to just a two-year warranty was $229 at the time!!! HP's extended warranties are now priced competitively with other consumer lines.

The good news- with that three year warranty on the Toshiba, you don't have anything to worry about. Too bad they don't build them like my old Satellite 4060CDT from 1999. It has a 333MHz P2 processor and a whopping 192mb of RAM, so it rarely gets any use. But nine years later, it still feels rock solid, flex on the screen and keyboard are non-existent....too bad they don't build them quite like that anymore.

Enjoy your new Toshiba!

 

Forgot to ask- which specific Satellite model did you choose?

 

the A200-24b.

I think theres a link to it in a previous post.


The only reason i opted for the extended warranty really was that my previous laptop, which WAS a Fujitsu-siemens 3438G gave me problems that a normal person would never live with.

As soon as the years warranty was up, the video card which was a GF 6800 around 2 years ago, died on me. It cost me 700 dollars to replace. And a month later, the motherboard died on me. And replacing that was too expensive.

Hence, the new notebook and the extended warranty.

Thanks you for all the help.