Amd 64 X2 vs Centrino dual core

[jd1530]

Help! I am new the arena of the laptop. I am interested in purchasing an HP laptop in the 1 - 2K price range but don't know if I should pick the amd or the intel. Can anyone help me?

 

[Didou]

You cannot pick laptops simply on the chipsets used. You have to look at the combination of chipsets which includes CPU, WiFi chip & most of the time integrated video but also the available memory, hard drives, optical drive, etc.

Do you want raw performance or are you looking to do small tasks such as web browsing, emails, movie watching, etc. ?

 

[LinkedKube]

if its for common usage, web browsing and the sort, then you wouldnt notice much difference, if its gaming, try to pick up core2 duo M but then again, who really uses laptops with high end cards and materials for games, not me.

I like my laptop in functional shape and not melting before me.

 

[jd1530]

Thanks, I am looking for a basic machine which I can use for web browsing, wifi, photo editing, etc. iam not a gamer and really don't intend to be. Just want something that will be productive for the basics.

 

[Didou]

Look for a laptop with lots of memory (more memory reduces the need for swapping thus less hard drive activity) & a bigger battery.

 

[jd1530]

thankyou very much. another question i just thought of--does vista run on one of these processors better than the other?