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    AMD or Intel? Opinions greatly appreciated.

    Discussion in 'HP' started by loserkidjp, Mar 8, 2006.

  1. loserkidjp

    loserkidjp Notebook Enthusiast

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    I am in the process of purchasing a new laptop for myself and I would just like to get a few opinions. A friend has about won me over on AMD but I still want to know what everyone else thinks.

    Also how does the computer sound? If I decide to stick with AMD then I'm going to get this Compaq but if I go with Intel I'm going to get a Dell.

    Compaq v5000z
    Microsoft(R) Windows(R) XP Home Edition with SP2
    AMD Turion(TM) 64 ML-37 (2.0GHz/1MB L2 Cache)
    15.4" WXGA Widescreen (1280x800)
    32MB ATI RADEON(R) XPRESS 200M
    1.0GB DDR SDRAM (2x512MB)
    40 GB 4200 RPM Hard Drive
    DVD/CD-RW Combo Drive
    54g(TM) 802.11b/g WLAN w/ 125HSM/SpeedBooster(TM)
    6 Cell Lithium Ion Battery

    I'm soon to start college and I mainly just surf the web and do things to that sort. I am a big multi-tasker so I do want something that will keep up and be good a few years down the road. How does the sound? Any suggestions?
     
    loserkidjp, Mar 8, 2006
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    If you do run multiple programs at once you will be better off with an Intel Core Duo as they are designed for multi-tasking. However, I would really recommend that you go the the "What should I buy?" section of the forum and fill out the FAQ and you will be a able to get a better recommendation based on your answers. Good luck!
     
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    chinna_n Notebook Deity NBR Reviewer

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    if you do not need dual-core, then Turion offers good performance at very good price. Most of the programs today are not multi-threaded, so they may not take advantage of Core-Duo, but you will still find it more responsive than P-M or Turion. IMHO, In Turion and P-M I felt Turion is is better for multi-tasking.
     
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    Also the Turion is 64-bit. So you will be able to run apps with 64-bit capabilities. You will see this more when Windows Vista is released. Though it will not be mainstream for a while. But since you multi-task I would check out the core duo. It is nice. :)
     
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    The vast majority of programs are written for 32 bit. Hopefully when Vista64 is released their will be more support than there is for XP64 which is very little. Personally I would opt for the Core Duo.
     
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    It's a tuff choice for me too.

    The AMD systems seem to have weak GPUs. I'm holding off to May (or so) to see if a dual-core AMD chip comes out for Notebooks with a good GPU. Otherwise Intel.
     
    dmako, Mar 8, 2006
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