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    Which one out of these 2 Toshiba laptops is the better purchase?

    Discussion in 'Toshiba' started by Kiboshed, Aug 16, 2008.

  1. Kiboshed

    Kiboshed Newbie

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    $799.99 - Toshiba AMD Turion X2 Dual-Core RM-70 2.0GHz Laptop/ 15.4" /3GB RAM /320GB HD/ ATI Radeon HD 3650

    http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/pr...665000FS10108183&catid=25315&logon=&langid=EN

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    $849.99 - Toshiba Satellite Intel Core 2 Duo T5750 2.0GHz Laptop/ 14.4"/ 4GB RAM/ ATI Radeon HD 3470/

    http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/pr...665000FS10108194&catid=25314&logon=&langid=EN

    Planning to do some light gaming like WC3:Frozen throne (would it run Starcraft 2 or Diablo 3 anything think?)....are the processor and graphics card a big difference?
     
    Kiboshed, Aug 16, 2008
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  2. SamRQ

    SamRQ Notebook Guru

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    there are advantages and disadvantages for both. For gaming, the better the graphic card the better : and the 15" laptop has a better one
    on the other hand, I prefer Intel processors and the extra RAM might be worth it.
    It is a tough decision!
     
    SamRQ, Aug 16, 2008
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    allfiredup Notebook Virtuoso

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    The first system with the AMD Turion X2 RM-70 and ATI Radeon Mobility 3650 will be a better gaming choice than the Intel-based system. The HD 3470 earned a score of 4,188 for 3DMark05 and 1,933 for 3DMark06 tests. The HD 3650 scored much higher at 7,314 for 3DMark05 and 3,432 for 3DMark06.

    Most games are more GPU intensive than CPU intensive, so the 2.0GHz Turion X2 RM-70 will be more than sufficient. You'll save $50 as well!
     
    allfiredup, Aug 16, 2008
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  4. Kiboshed

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    thats what I was thinking aswell....the turion shouldn't be too bad....cuz the gpu is a big upgrade.
     
    Kiboshed, Aug 16, 2008
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    I have the 15.4" version of the HD 3470, and it only last 2 hours on battery on balanced 1/2 bightness, doing web, msn, music :/ was thinking about he 3650, but it has a amd, so it would last like 1.5hrs
     
    allan_huang, Aug 16, 2008
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