Intel Core 2 Duo, P4 M, or Turion 64/X2

Cypher · Post by **Cypher** » Fri Oct 27, 2006 1:29 am

Been looking around for laptops lately and trying to get the best machine for the money.

Would you rather get an Intel Core 2 Duo 1.6Ghz, or an AMD Turion64 at 2.0Ghz. Same with the P4 M. Thanks

Post by **DMB2000uk** » Fri Oct 27, 2006 7:59 am

Stay away from the P4-M's they arent much better than P4's stuck in a laptop.

If i were you I'd want to get the core 2 duo. As it is dual core (did you mean dual core turion too? because some aren't) overall it has a better power saving chipset that will help give you longer battery life (than a similar AMD setup), while still having a decent amount of power. I'm not sure, but I also think that its rated at less power/heat than the AMD 2.0Ghz one.

Dan

Post by **Apoptosis** » Fri Oct 27, 2006 9:46 am

what size notebook are you looking for?

Cypher · Post by **Cypher** » Fri Oct 27, 2006 2:53 pm

Something around 750-800.

Want something powerful, but don't want to pay too much.

kenc51 · Post by **kenc51** » Fri Oct 27, 2006 2:58 pm

Cypher wrote:Something around 750-800.

Want something powerful, but don't want to pay too much.

Do you want to play games? It will be hard to get a gaming laptop for that money! What will it be used for?

stev · Post by **stev** » Fri Oct 27, 2006 4:04 pm

The AMD Turion64 at 2.0Ghz will at least run cool.

Is this for number crunching, internet use, gaming or a combo of all three?

Cypher · Post by **Cypher** » Sat Oct 28, 2006 3:56 am

I would like to be able to play some games on it, I know I won't get the kind of performance out of a laptop as I would a desktop machine.

The machine will primarily be used for work (Workstation Imaging, Database Administration, etc...). It will also be my PC when I am at LAN Parties because my desktops all get used as servers.

Here are a few that I've been looking at:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6834147291 (AMD Turion 64)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6834147273 (AMD Turion X2 64)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6834147164 (Intel Core Duo)

kenc51 · Post by **kenc51** » Sat Oct 28, 2006 7:31 am

The Core 2 Duo laptop listed only has Intel GFX --> no use for games

The "dv6105us" (first link) has GeForce Go 6150 GFX which is good for low-res gaming......not much else and prolly won't run the latest games

The "nx6325" (second link) has a dual core Turion chip which would give better performance in day to day work, but the GFX isn't too great....but better than Intel's GFX

I'd get the one in the first link if you wanted to play games, esp. if your using it at a LAN.

Cypher · Post by **Cypher** » Sat Oct 28, 2006 8:40 am

Looks like I've decided to go with:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6834147292

or

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6834147277

Cypher · Post by **Cypher** » Tue Nov 14, 2006 11:07 pm

Decided to go with the HP Pavilion 6110us.

CompUSA had it on sale priced at $699.99 last week after rebates, so I couldn't pass it up.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6834147292