Let's say they all have the same processor which is the new Intel Core Duo and the same hard drive, display and memory size, which is better in terms of media performance, best value/deal, warranty and service, and additional perks? I need a laptop that I can watch TV with and play DVD movies. It should be able to run 3-4 applications without bogging down.
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Most people seem to prefer Dell. But Dell is a cheap company and is manufactured in mass production in USA. Think of it as FORD, lol. The toshiba laptop however is more power, quality and entertainment values.
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at least for now, chuck out any thoughts of amd\nturin 64 x 2 is just a shadow of the intel core 2 duo\n\nmind u specifically the t7x00 series & not the t5x00 \nthis i mention cause the t7x00 has an awesome 4 mb l2 cache\n\nwhereas the latest turins have 1 mb which is further divided between the 2 cores ie. 512 kb + 512 kb\n\n> the bottom line t7200 is good enuf 4 me\n2.0 ghz, 667 mhz fsb, 4 mb l2 cache\n\nthe t7400 & t7600 have faster clock speeds, but price differential on date seems unjustified to me, my personal opinion !\n\n1 gb should be enuf for u'r application with the t7200 processor\n> make sure u'r os is win xp media centre 2005, not xp-home or xp-pro !\n\ncheckout if a 12.1" screen suits u, the dell xps m1210 is a great system !\nhttp://www.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/xpsnb_m1210?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs\nelse lemme know & i can suitably tell ya
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To answer your question I am going to assume that you are considering the purchase of a computer system. \nAMD and INTEL are the two market leaders in the pc CPU manufacturing space - Intel currently leads by a fair amount. Both of them offer great quality products, but what matters is what you are planning to use the new computer for.\nIf budget is your top concern AMD will probably be your best bet. If gaming or graphics, again probably an AMD although Intels latest dual core processors are very powerful. If you need the computer for business use and utmost reliabilty and quick service if needed I would suggest going with an Intel based system (including the motherboard) - If you are planning on buying an AMD system I would suggest using an ASUS or ABIT brand motherboard. These can be built by any computer shop near where you live, and can be serviced a lot faster than most name brand pc's. Hope this helps, and good luck.
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I have 2 Dell core duo laptops that I want to sell off right now. \n\nOne is 1.66GHz and the other is 1.83GHz, they both have 1GB RAM. Honestly, you may not be able to notice the difference in speeds. And the difference in prices of those 2 that I'm selling is $40.\n\nSo if that 40 bucks is not much to some people, they will go for the 1.83GHz, but personally, the 1.66GHz will do just fine to me.
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The simplest answer is Intel Core 2 Duo is definitely faster than Intel Core Duo.  In other words, Core Duo is the first version of Intels dual core processors(2 processors in one) and Core 2 Duo is the second version.  \n\nThe longer answer is that within the last few years, everyone has realized that core speed (such as the 3.4Ghz or 1.86Ghz you mentioned) are not the only thing that determine speed.  Think of it like this, imagine that there were two autos you were thinking of buying.  One is a huge truck with a big engine, maybe a 6 Liter engine.  The other is a small sports car with only a 3 Liter engine.  Even though the truck has the bigger engine, the sports car will actually be faster.  So if speed is what you are after (which is really the main reason to buy a processor) then you will buy the sports car.  \n\nBottom line, buy the Core 2 Duo.
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Given that the prices are the same,there are two other really important issues that you need to look at-performance and battery life.If you need higher performance,mobility,graphics,games and aren't away from a poer source for a long time,I would suggest that you go with the AMD Turion64 X2.My dad's is an Acer Aspire with AMD Turion64.Its not dual core,but I've really felt the upbeat in performance when compared to the Intel centrino series.But the problem persists in the battery life.The standard 6-cell Li-Ion Acer battery gives about 4-4.5 hrs in standard conditions when used with Centrino.The same battery is found to last only about 3.5hrs when used with AMD Turion64 processor.But since I wanted performance at any cost,I opted for this 64-bit beauty.\nIf its battery life that you need,I suggest that you go with the Centrino Duo series.This processor gives you a good battery life.\nThe difference between a 64-bit processor and a 32-bit one is that 64 chunks of data can be processed by a 64-bit processor in one go,and the other can only handle 32 chunks of data at a time.The AMD Turion64 X2 is a 64-bit processor.But the Intel Centrino Duo isn't.If you are indeed waiting for a 64-bit Dual Core solution from Intel,I suggest that you wait for about 2 months or so.Intel's Centrino Duo 2 is a dual core 64-bit processor with the second core about 30% faster.But since the performance characteristics of this isn't known,there's little that I can comment on.\nI hope that answers your question.
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Most of what you hear is hype - the core DUO machines are really use-full in two real world scenarios - if your a gamer or your into digital production. i.e. graphic design / video editing. Would you believe you can still function quite well With a machine running with a proc speed of around 1GHZ. Most are going to argue that this is false or pretentious - but, the hardware we are led to believe as "superior" is really the market attempting to get you to spend 3K on a MAC or duo setup. That type of hardware configuration is really exceptional in needed environments like super- computing or as mentioned above. To run normal computing like e-mail, word processing, DVD burning etc. you can get fine performance from machines, from today's standards, are "inferior" - my advice - don't buy into all the hype.
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I would recommend the $35 for the ultrabrite screen and the $39 for the 8 cell battery. But don't spend money for 667MHz DDR2 Ram - this is a misconfiguration!\nConcerning the faster CPU - it's up to you. Btw, the graphics card ATI X1400 is the best you can get momentarily for a notebook.\n\nedit:\nConcerning the DDR2 667MHz SDRam, here the important note of a mainboard manufacturer:\n[quote]\nTo use a DDR2 667MHz memory module on the mainboard, you must install a 800/1066MHz FSB processor.\n[/quote]\nAll Core Duos T2300..T2600 are 667MHz FSB processors. Dell for example offer only DDR2 533MHz Rams for their Core Duo notebooks - guess why?
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THE INTEL DUO CORE IS MUCH MORE BETTER THAN INTEL PENTUM M \n\nIT RUNS AT 667MHZ  FSB AND M RUNS AT MAX 400MHZ
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i don't know what that HP laptop costs, but when i see those specifications i would suggest once to have a look at the Dell E1505 with the Core Duo processor. i'm pretty sure you can customize it with the same specs (inclusive the TV card) at a lower price.
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Intel Core 2 Duo for laptops.\nIntel Core 2 Extreme QX6700 for desktops.\n\nAMD doesn't even come close.
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Apple recently changed to Intel Duo processors; Intel is what the majority of PCs use nowadays. However, before Apple used IBM PowerPC processors. This was one of the chief differences. Both can use similar Video Cards if made for the systems, and same for USB, Hard Drives, and CD Rom Drives so Processors was the biggest difference.\n\nNow, the difference is in the software which both run. Apple uses Mac OS X as their Operating System while PCs use Windows. This determines the compatibility of programs.\n\nSince the Intel switch, it is now possible for Intel Macintosh computers to run Windows, using Bootcamp off the Apple Website. (Still in Beta Form however)
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for the best value/performance ratio, i suggest you try checking out aldi or lidl... i know it sounds crazy, but they actually use good quality components from well-known manufacturers such as pioneer and samsung... you don't end up spending money on a brand name.\n\ni got my laptop from lidl about 18 months ago and it was as good a spec as anything out there - and it's still up there, no problems whatsoever.\n\nit also has a three year guarantee, which dell will charge several hundred quid for...\n\notherwise, toshiba machines are generally regarded as being very reliable. \n\nof course, if you're not doing a lot of gaming, pretty much any laptop will do the trick nowadays. i would advise against a laptop with shared graphics memory however...\n\ntry and get one that has its own dedicated graphics card and video memory...
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If you're considering buying a laptop now, wait a couple of weeks until after Macworld Expo in January. There are rumors that an Intel-based laptop will be announced then. The Intel-based Macs, according to Apple reps themselves, will be able to run Windows (though Apple won't support that configuration), and then you can have the best of both worlds.\n\nAs far as the price difference, the lack of headaches from viruses and spyware should go a long way toward bridging the gap. Personally, I just prefer the interface of the Mac OS. I've used DOS, Windows from v.3.1 to XP, and Linux OS in addition to Mac from OS 6 to X, so I have the experience to draw on to say that.
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Macs are definitely a better machine if you look at the technical specs.  Esp. the new MacPro Books, they have dual Xeon Core Processors (the ones found in servers!!!).  Also they offer up to 16 GB of memory, for a laptop that is amazing!  But it all depends on what you want to use your machine for.  If you need to crunch numbers and process spreadsheet and data warehousing PCs are for you.  If you want a machine that runs beautifully and so smoothly like for Video artists, Musicians, and anybody who can appreciate a piece of technology that is also dually a piece of art than the Mac is for you.  One last thing to get really hooked up the MacPro Books (I mean Bluetooth keyboard, mouse, 23" HD panel, 16 GB RAM, 500 GB harddrive space, and the works)  you will have to spend about $5,900.  PCs are much cheaper, but if you look at the specs you will see why!
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Depends on what you are comparing them to.  Also, what year computer/laptop are you comparing.\n\nIf you were to compare my 2000 VAIO to my 2006 HP, it sucks, but if you compare my 2000 VAIO to a 1997 Dell, the VAIO win's, hands down.\n\nDon't base your decision on what brand it is, when buying a new computer.  Make sure it can do what you want it to do, and more, so you don't have to buy a new on in a year.\n\nHave a high processor speed (2.0GHz or higher), plenty of RAM (512MB and higher), if you have a camcorder, see what kind of connections it has (USB or FireWire).  A CD Burner/DVD burner (Most new computers come with a DVD burner.  Check www.videohelp.com to see what kind of DVD's your player will read, + or -)...\n\nIf you have a digital camera with a memory card, some computers even have built in card readers, freeing up a USB slot.\n\nIf you watch movies on your computer, or play games, you might want to get one that has surround sound...\n\nRemember, don't get one because it's cheap, get one that will do what you want it to do 2 years from now.
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If you r not a pro user and need the computer for basic stuff like email, web, music, films etc. you can buy one for as little as $300-400 depending on what deal u land. The specs you can expect will be something like this: Celeron-M or Core Solo cpu 1.4-1.66Ghz, 256-512mb ram, CD-RW/DVD drive, 40-60gb HDD, wi-fi wireless. If you want to go even cheaper, get one with an AMD cpu (like Sempron) instead of those intel chips. Check the weekly ads for big stores. This week both Office Depot and Walmart had sub $400 notebooks.