T235-S1350 vs T235D-S1345

I cant seem to find any major differences between the two. can anybody post anything about them please? and what do you think about them? I see a couple asus netbook/notebook that I like but I think they are more money. I want something that doesnt come with optical drive and that can give me the most battery for its money. THANKS!

 

and HDMI is a must with any dual core cpu.

 

I also noticed the T235D-S1340 and it has less memory? should I expect more hours out of the battery?

 

There is a large difference between the 2. The 1345 is an AMD based machine, while the 1350 is Intel. If you are just doing regular laptop stuff, it probably doesn't matter which one you choose. But if you want to actually use everything, then they will behave differently. We have examples of both previous generations (T135 and T115) in our family, and they are both fine.

However (the big but), without a doubt, the AMD based machines are smoother to use, as well as having substantial more capability with respect to on screen graphics. On the T115D, I can play a decent variety of real video games, as well as watch just about any kind of video content. The T135 with the Intel gizzards just isn't at that level.

As far as raw performance goes, they are both fine. They both have a series of CPU throttling mechanisms built into the mobile CPUs and GPUs to reduce power consumption and therefore extend battery life. The Intel machines seem to last a bit longer, but their graphics subsystems draw less power because they don't do as much. Also, I have found the Intel based units feel slower, although its just my eyes and brain feeling that, so I can't point to any real data.

All in all, now that AMD finally has their laptop act together, I seem to be trending more toward them for regular laptops. AMD is still not where Intel is at the very high end of mobile CPUs (for giant gaming laptops, etc), but for 99% of all people, it doesn't matter, especially at the thin/light laptop space. I'm in the market for a new gaming laptop, and I will undoubtedly buy an Intel CPU based one, but for my regular work laptop, AMD is making me happy lately.

Also, you will find that the AMD variant of most laptops are 5-15% less money. Intel attempts to price at the "premium" level, even though once windows loads, you cannot feel a 15% price premium...

 

thank you for taking the time to give me more than enough of a feedback... but now I am torn between toshiba and asus. Because I got a toshiba that I am not to happy with and I am thinking about upgrading to something better. I do not plan on gaming, its mainlly for web browsing, email and ocasional video play etc.. The model I got right now is a toshiba t135-s1305. the asus models that I am interested in are: ASUS UL30VT-A1
ASUS UL30a-A2
asus UL30A-X5
ASUS UL30A-X5K

again I want to get the most out of the battery. 12+ hour of battery would be pretty cool.
Again thanks!

 

amd cpu's will generally give you less in terms of battery life than the intel cpu's on the machine "types" you are mentioning.

We have an asus ul30a-a2 in the office here and I am able to squeeze almost 12-13 hours of life out of it steadily (after many months of use) in pure word processing mode and with ultra-battery life saving settings.

But as others have said the amd cpu generally packs a bit more punch.

So I guess it kinda depends on what you think you will need the most.

I own a toshiba T115-S1100 machine and it has an intel cpu - battery life was my main concern, and with an extended battery (purchased separately) I am getting around 13-14 hours from it. It is smaller (an 11.6" screen) and lighter than the asus ul30a-a2 and is ideal for me personally as a portable "everywhere I go" type of machine.

 

cool guys... i am really leaning towards the asus a2! thx

 

I just looked at that one, seems really expensive compared to the comparable Toshiba... If its battery life you want, try the intel based T235

 

Spec sheet wise the asus model still advertises more battery life (mostly achieved through a very high ability to dim the screen iirc) ... but with the extended battery (extra cost) for the Toshiba model you should be able to get comparable battery life.

Of course the components inside each of the laptops are a different story altogether, but if it is battery life one is most concerned with asus' machine is the better machine afaict.

I wish Toshiba had offered a more impressive extended battery option for this refresh of the T2xxx series though....

 

I have the Intel based T235. Love it. Battery seems better than I expected although it's still too soon to tell.

 

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I just purchased the T235-1345RD from Office Depot to use for some lighter work. It has a very plastic feel but, it is pretty sturdy -- no keyboard flex. Having had an HP DV2 for a while (with the first generation AMD Turion Neo X2 processor at 1.6Ghz), I think the 1.5Ghz dual core processor is a bit faster then the older generation. I am concerned that the integrated video will be a little slower (as the DV2 has 512MB dedicated video RAM) but, it is still a little peppy machine.

I would recommend the T235 and the AMD dual core. Heat doesn't seem to be an issue and I took it 4 hours last night unplugged and didn't drain the battery.