Questions about HP notebooks with AMD processor

I recently bought an HP Verve with an Intel T5450 processor. I really like it, espcially that it runs cool and very quiet!!

A friend wants to buy something similar but can not afford this model. There is a good sale on a similar hp notebook with an AMD 64 X2 (TL-56). Can they expect similar performance out of this processor? Is it the lastest AMD processor in it's class, or is it older technology? Do you think it will run just as cool and quiet as the Intel?

Thanks so very much.

 

Hmm AMD's Turion is equally good too for normal usage.... What will be his basic laptop usage for ?

 

It will be used only for word processing, surfing the net and Skype.

Am still interested to know if the AMD processors generally run cool and quiet.

Thanks.

 

Quiet, yes. Cool, not as much. For *very* light tasks, it should be cool, but as soon as you begin to tax those processors, they skyrocket in temperature. My friend and I have the same model, except his is an AMD-based. Side by side, his is much hotter than my Intel when running the same games/tasks.

 

The dell Vostro is also a good option

 

Current AMD notebooks should all have the newer 65nm Turion X2 CPUs and run a bit cooler than their 90nm predecessors. For the workload you describe it's more than adequate. If you're buying a notebook with a shared-memory GPU you definitely want an AMD machine since they come with NVIDIA or AMD/ATI GPUs that are far superior to Intel's.

 

As has been mentioned above for basic usage any modern day processor will do fine. The TL-56 should be based on the newer 65nm process and typically it should idle around 40C and the max temps when stressed should be around 65 - 70C which is quite normal for any mobile processor. Having owned AMD based system for the past couple of years, I havent had any issues with the performance. I would like it to run cooler but its still not too bad.

AMD is going to update the Turion line sometime next year, so as of now this is the most current generation AMD mobile processor.

 

The new TL-58 should be 65nm. I'm not sure about TL-56 though.
For all new Tyler X2 AMD, they all consume 31W - 35W, which are the same as the Intel's.
AMD has more L1 cache than Intel, but Intel has more L2 cache than AMD's.

 

I did a google search and found some folks who returned the model we've been looking at because it ran too hot! It's off the list.

 

Careful, most of those complaints are due to the HD and the Intel version has the same problem. If they complain about the palm rest being too hot, that's where the HD is. HP uses just about every HD brand available and which one you get is luck of the draw.

 

I totally agree! The palm rest gets very warm after long usage. The rest of the system is generally cool. Because of this I debating upgrading to a larger 7200 RPM drive.

 

Yep, my palm rest gets warm. I also stuck a 7200.2 Seagate in the unit, but did not notice any more heat because of it.