getting new laptop, Intel or AMD

memory · 04-16-2007, 04:30 PM

I am helping my sister buy a laptop for work because her last one got stolen. I have been trying to convince her to get a desktop. Anyways, she has some different HP laptops picked out. Some are AMD Turion 64 X2 and others are Intel Core 2 Duo. Which one would be better? I have always heard that Intel's are faster but I really don't know for sure. She will not be doing any gaming, just using it for her work.

jjbpenguin · 04-16-2007, 04:58 PM

I would reccomend the intel processor. Although clock speeds and processor type will matter too.

[-0MEGA-] · 04-16-2007, 05:06 PM

Overall the Core 2 Duo would be better, but it also depends on the price difference, and what the other specs are.

INTELCRAZY · 04-16-2007, 05:30 PM

Core 2 Duo is a lot better than the Turion, AMD is suffering because of the lack of mobility and power of their Turion. Core 2 Duo will extend your battery life and give you some more speed.

Irishwhistle · 04-16-2007, 05:59 PM

Intel. Why a desktop?

memory · 04-16-2007, 07:15 PM

I want her to get a desktop because she had a laptop but it got stolen. I just didn't want to have this one get stolen too.

b3rt_d4ni3l · 04-16-2007, 07:44 PM

she might need the laptop for the mobility...
in that case, get her a notebook lock. that should prevent theft...
here is the few locks in newegg.com
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...=notebook+lock
the last couple of items are nt related i guess but it jus appear along with the search...

anyway, hope that helps...

Vipernitrox · 04-16-2007, 09:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by INTELCRAZY

Core 2 Duo is a lot better than the Turion, AMD is suffering because of the lack of mobility and power of their Turion. Core 2 Duo will extend your battery life and give you some more speed.

lack of mobility??? it's just a difference of 15nm

. The weight difference won't matter anyway. Core 2 duo is indeed more power efficient and offers more speeds than the turion. But the turion is cheaper (gets warmer to). Depends on what your budget is. I would go for the Core 2 Duo

fatdragon · 04-17-2007, 12:39 AM

if you cant afford Core 2 Duo then get a intel pentium dual core like me

Aero · 04-17-2007, 01:09 AM

i would say if u cant get a core 2 duo then go for an acer laptop...they use amds and work really well...our school just bought like 100 of them for student use in class and they are only the mid-range but they work really well..nice screen too

04-16-2007, 04:30 PM	#1 (permalink)
memory Gold Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Southern Indiana Posts: 399	getting new laptop, Intel or AMD I am helping my sister buy a laptop for work because her last one got stolen. I have been trying to convince her to get a desktop. Anyways, she has some different HP laptops picked out. Some are AMD Turion 64 X2 and others are Intel Core 2 Duo. Which one would be better? I have always heard that Intel's are faster but I really don't know for sure. She will not be doing any gaming, just using it for her work. __________________ New rig soon to be built: Thermaltake Armor Series VA8000BWS\|Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L \| EVGA 8800GTS(G92) 512mb \| OCZ Gold 4gb DDR2 800 \| OCZ GameXStream 700 watt \| WD 250gb SATA 3.0 \| Samsung 20x dvd burner with lightscribe \| Windows Vista Home Premium 64 bit \| 19 inch widescreen Hanns G monitor Old rig for sell: Dell Dimension 9100 Pentium D 820/ Corsair 2gb of ram/Pny Geforce 6800GS OC/2 dvd burners/Maxtor 250gb HDD/WD 120gb HDD/Soundblaster Audigy 4

04-16-2007, 04:58 PM	#2 (permalink)
jjbpenguin Silver Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Oklahoma Age: 22 Posts: 155	I would reccomend the intel processor. Although clock speeds and processor type will matter too. __________________ Intel core 2 duo 1.66ghz 2gig ram 17" laptop screen 19" external NVIDEA GeForce Go 7600 dual 80gig internal hd. + 160gig external Microsoft laser desktop 6000 logitech gamepad Altec Lansing laptop and external speakers Hp tvtuner with remote + pc card slot remote Integrated and external webcams

04-16-2007, 05:06 PM	#3 (permalink)
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04-16-2007, 05:59 PM	#5 (permalink)
Irishwhistle Diamond Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Michigan, USA Posts: 2,012	Intel. Why a desktop? __________________ Formerly JordanII The statement below is true. The statement above is false.

04-16-2007, 07:15 PM	#6 (permalink)
memory Gold Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Southern Indiana Posts: 399	I want her to get a desktop because she had a laptop but it got stolen. I just didn't want to have this one get stolen too. __________________ New rig soon to be built: Thermaltake Armor Series VA8000BWS\|Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L \| EVGA 8800GTS(G92) 512mb \| OCZ Gold 4gb DDR2 800 \| OCZ GameXStream 700 watt \| WD 250gb SATA 3.0 \| Samsung 20x dvd burner with lightscribe \| Windows Vista Home Premium 64 bit \| 19 inch widescreen Hanns G monitor Old rig for sell: Dell Dimension 9100 Pentium D 820/ Corsair 2gb of ram/Pny Geforce 6800GS OC/2 dvd burners/Maxtor 250gb HDD/WD 120gb HDD/Soundblaster Audigy 4

04-16-2007, 05:30 PM	#4 (permalink)
INTELCRAZY banned Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 6,060	Core 2 Duo is a lot better than the Turion, AMD is suffering because of the lack of mobility and power of their Turion. Core 2 Duo will extend your battery life and give you some more speed.

04-16-2007, 07:44 PM	#7 (permalink)
b3rt_d4ni3l Platinum Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Milwaukee Posts: 946	she might need the laptop for the mobility... in that case, get her a notebook lock. that should prevent theft... here is the few locks in newegg.com http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...=notebook+lock the last couple of items are nt related i guess but it jus appear along with the search... anyway, hope that helps... __________________ The Rig: Intel Q6600 G0 Stepping \|\| Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro MSI GeForce 8800GTX OC \|\| GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3R Rev. 2.0 Corsair XMS2 2x1GB 4-4-4-12 \|\| 2 x Western Digital SataII 500GB Lite-On w/ LightScribe \|\| Creative X-Fi XtremeGamer ASUS PhysX Physics Card \|\| PC Power & Cooling Silencer Quad 750W Black XION Onyx XON-301 Black \|\| Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 32-bit

04-17-2007, 12:39 AM	#9 (permalink)
fatdragon Gold Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Australia Age: 15 Posts: 388	if you cant afford Core 2 Duo then get a intel pentium dual core like me __________________ • Hp Pavilion dv6201tu • Intel Pentium Dual core processor T2060(1.6ghz) • 15.4 WXGA High Definition Bright view widescreen • 80GB(5400RPM) Hard drive • 1024MB DRR2 SDRAM(2 Dimm) • Intel Graphic Media Accelerator 950 with shared graphic memory • Windows Vista Home Premium Im half mac half pc ; ) a 700mhz dual core processor can play games smoothly without lags!!!!

04-17-2007, 01:09 AM	#10 (permalink)
Aero Silver Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Douglas, Wyoming(yes it is actually real) Age: 18 Posts: 118	i would say if u cant get a core 2 duo then go for an acer laptop...they use amds and work really well...our school just bought like 100 of them for student use in class and they are only the mid-range but they work really well..nice screen too __________________ Halo 3 Medals: 14x Extermination, 2x Killionaire, 205x Killing Spree, 22x Killing Frenzy, 8x Sniper Spree, 739x Double Kill, 178x Triple Kill, 78x Overkill, 38x Killtacular, 22x Killtrocity, 10x Killimanjaro, 4x Killtastrophe, 3x Killapocalypse, 2468x Beat Down, 112x Killjoy, 47x Bulltrue. See more @ Bungie.net profile Aero1110

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