Yonah or Merom for my lappy ??

Does it really matter to have a 64-bit processor in order to have a long run with my lappy? I just got a yonah dual core, and I just heard that merom is gonna be out pretty soon in Q3 of this year. I'm really struggled that if I should just wait for while to get the 64-bit merom for the new OS Window Vista. I have already read ton of posts said that the pros and cons between these 2 delicate processors, and I'm now pretty much falling in the new dual core coming out. If the merom does matter for the future, WHY WOULD ALL MANUFACTURERS STILL BE PUTTING THE YONAH CHIP IN THEIR LAPTOP AND SCAMMING MONEY OUT OF PEOPLE??

 

Merom is going to be released as a core duo family, meaning it is interchangeble.
There are 4 things merom is superior to yonah.
1. bigger L2 cache
2. Faster frontside bus
3. 64 bit support
4. lower voltage (if I'm not wrong)
The only thing you're not going to get by replacing yonah to merom is (2), because the chipset doesn't support it.

 

They aren't scamming money out of people. Merom hasn't been launched yet, so it is impossible for manufacturers to use it. They are using the newest tech available to them (Yonah). This is just the way technology goes, if you wait and wait you will never actually be happy with your system. As long as Yonah does everything you need it to, there is no problem?

As for Windows Vista, it will run on 32 or 64 bit CPU's (maybe using 64bit will realise a performance advantage? - I don't know much about that) so do not fear that Yonah will not be able to run it. Unless of course you *need* to run the 64 bit edition of Vista, in which case you should have known that when you bought a 32bit processor.

Hey, I wish I had Yonah instead of Turion, even if I do have 64bit technology!

 

Heh why are manufactors still putting turions in their notebooks if Turion x2 is going to be out soon. Dam scammers...

 

They should use Pentium 4-m!!!

 

Hey mate, why would you prefer yonah dual core than turion? Wot makes u think that ??

 

dual core gives immediate performance enhancement. the turion is more like the pentium m. its only benefit as of now is that it is 64-bit, which won't be important until 1-3 years in the future.

 

Oh really , I tot turion would be pretty much the same as yonah dual core in terms of performance. HUh? I tot there would be a huge change next year for 64 bit software support..

 

I just found out the benchmarks between yonah and merom on this website.
http://www.dvhardware.net/article10674.html

How they heck they got merom ?? It's not even released yet...

 

those benchmarks seem...strange. Where's the actual specs?

 

I know it seems pretty strange to me..I doubt that the fact inthere are true. So just ignore it.

 

I know it does not show the specs ...I doubt that the fact inthere are true

 

Back to the original question... Bryce, I think that you should look at how badly you need a laptop this very moment. If really don't need a laptop right now, then wait for the dual core 64bit chips. The thing is that technology improves all the time, so waiting for something to come out is a bit pointless. Six months later there is probably going to be something new. It is all about what you need at the moment.

 

core duo easily beats the turion in performance. vista will be 64-bit, but we have no idea how well 64-bit technology will be received. and the guy got a promotional chip from intel to test out. apparently, he is rather well-known in the computer forum world.

 

It's very true enough. I've been waiting a laptop which can do a lotta task at the same time for quite a while. Most of the tasks I do are photoshop, auto-cad, word, powerpoint, surfing on internet, I-tune, Movie, video editing and burning DVD. Intel yonah 32 bit does a fantastic job on all these tasks. It seems that nobody can assure how much benefit merom 64 bit would get from Vista at the end of the day.

 

well most people who bought em usually because they need the laptop...merom is way better than yonah but nowadays all these cpus are all good enough for everyday use and even for future....
64 bit isnt really that needed...my guess is they just wanna be better than amd
though I still don't have a clue why they release merom so early....

 

I would imagine they don't want AMD to have a 64bit dual core mobile processor on the market for months without an Intel equal... But there are also some pretty big corporate shakeups going on at Intel just now. I think AMD are gonna have a hard time keeping up with Intel over the coming years.

 

I think things are getting pretty complicated, and I just heard that the Turion x2 is gonna be out next month. I'm in dilemma again. Should I return it and get that one?? The only reason I would swap this machine to turion x2 is because I like intel based machine so much more than amd. I gotta declare that I'm definitely not a gamer. Perhaps I have never had one. It might be good for change. Pls drop me message and help me ??

 

don't worry about it. if you are not playing games or doing lots of 3d programming or animating, the 64-bit should only be an issue for at least a year or two. it will probably mostly affect those types of business applications and games more than anything that an average computer user does. there have been rumors actually that the turionx2 might be delayed until july.

 

the turion x2 is pretty much a mystery to be honest...I havent manage to find anything about it on the net except its 64 bit and dual core...and probably run more watt than merom

 

Thanks ejl. I hope that its gonna last at least 2 years..