AMD's Athlon v. Turion

upser9110 · 11-17-2007, 07:03 AM

Which is better between the Athlon and Turion?

jnskyliner34 · 11-17-2007, 07:56 AM

Turion is only used on laptops/notebooks. Athlon X2 processors are for desktops. Performance depends on what model you get. Athlon X2's are pretty cheap for the performance they offer.

upser9110 · 11-17-2007, 06:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jnskyliner34

Turion is only used on laptops/notebooks. Athlon X2 processors are for desktops. Performance depends on what model you get. Athlon X2's are pretty cheap for the performance they offer.

Well, I am looking in notebooks. I would like to know which has better performance, Athlon or Turion? I've seen alot of Turion in the ads for notebooks. I just want to know which notebook I should be looking for. I know what I want, but not in the processor.

jnskyliner34 · 11-18-2007, 01:36 AM

athlon definitley. do they make notebooks with athlon processors? when i was looking for a laptop, all the amd powered ones had turion in them.

upser9110 · 11-18-2007, 02:29 PM

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Originally Posted by jnskyliner34

athlon definitley. do they make notebooks with athlon processors? when i was looking for a laptop, all the amd powered ones had turion in them.

Yeah I am looking at the Athlon 64 x2 or the Turion 64 x2.

upser9110 · 11-18-2007, 02:31 PM

Anyone else have $.02 to offer?

speedyink · 11-18-2007, 05:25 PM

The Turion will give you better battery life and less heat.

My .02

upser9110 · 11-18-2007, 08:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by speedyink

The Turion will give you better battery life and less heat.

My .02

Right on... that's a start.

anothEr · 11-24-2007, 05:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by speedyink

The Turion will give you better battery life and less heat.

My .02

I agree.

upser9110 · 11-24-2007, 07:45 AM

Thank you. I have gone with the Dell 1501 from the Dell web site. I got it for $546 out the door.

It is the:
~Dell™ Inspiron™ 1501~

AMD Turion 64 X2 Dual-Core Mobile Technology TL-56 (1.8GHz)
Memory 1 GB DDR2 SDRAM 533MHz (2 DIMMs)
Operating System Genuine Windows XP Home
Hard Disk Drive 80 GB SATA Hard Drive (5400 RPM)

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jnskyliner34 Diamond Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Manila, Philippines Age: 18 Posts: 2,576	athlon definitley. do they make notebooks with athlon processors? when i was looking for a laptop, all the amd powered ones had turion in them. __________________ JN - Nickname Skyline R34 - Favorite Car Kapeesh? How To Guide: Install Vista Visual Styles http://www.computerforum.com/124350-...ml#post1013076

11-18-2007, 02:31 PM	#6 (permalink)
upser9110 New Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Chino Hills, California 91709 Age: 34 Posts: 19	Anyone else? Anyone else have $.02 to offer? __________________ It is the: ~Dell™ Inspiron™ 1501~ AMD Turion 64 X2 Dual-Core Mobile Technology TL-56 (1.8GHz) Memory 1 GB DDR2 SDRAM 533MHz (2DIMMs) Operating System Genuine Windows XP Home Hard Disk Drive 80 GB SATA Hard Drive (5400 RPM) Thus far. Thank you, Thank you, Thank you very much!

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speedyink Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: PA Age: 21 Posts: 2,016	The Turion will give you better battery life and less heat. My .02 __________________ Desktop/Laptop: Acer AM5100/Dell Inspiron 6400 AMD Phenom 9500 Quad core @ 2.2GHZ/Core 2 Duo T5300 @ 1.73ghz 4GB DDR2 RAM/2GB 533mhz RAM 750GB HDD/120 GB HDD 512mb Nvidia GeForce 8800GTS @ 800/2000/1050/256mb Radeon Mobility X1400 HM Vista Ultimate x64/Vista Home Premium Winner of Photo Tournament: Mountains, Cold, Spiders, Engineering My Deviantart

11-24-2007, 07:45 AM	#10 (permalink)
upser9110 New Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Chino Hills, California 91709 Age: 34 Posts: 19	Thank you. Thank you. I have gone with the Dell 1501 from the Dell web site. I got it for $546 out the door. It is the: ~Dell™ Inspiron™ 1501~ AMD Turion 64 X2 Dual-Core Mobile Technology TL-56 (1.8GHz) Memory 1 GB DDR2 SDRAM 533MHz (2 DIMMs) Operating System Genuine Windows XP Home Hard Disk Drive 80 GB SATA Hard Drive (5400 RPM) __________________ It is the: ~Dell™ Inspiron™ 1501~ AMD Turion 64 X2 Dual-Core Mobile Technology TL-56 (1.8GHz) Memory 1 GB DDR2 SDRAM 533MHz (2DIMMs) Operating System Genuine Windows XP Home Hard Disk Drive 80 GB SATA Hard Drive (5400 RPM) Thus far. Thank you, Thank you, Thank you very much!

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