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Posted by generic on Apr-10-2007 15:51:

Laptop question

Im about to buy a laptop and am chosing between one with an intel duo 5500 processor and one with a 2060 processor, the one with the weaker processor has a better screen so I'm wondering if there is much of a difference between the processors?

Posted by EarnYourKeep on Apr-10-2007 15:51:

macbookpro - question answered

Posted by jdat on Apr-10-2007 15:52:

with the amount of processors out there it's confusing

now you need to generally decide what you prefer
perfomance or battery life?!

Posted by _Nut_ on Apr-10-2007 15:56:

quote:
Originally posted by kid nyce
macbookpro - question answered

Swelling batteries pwn macpro's

Posted by Marc Summers on Apr-10-2007 16:19:

I spilled iced tea all over my laptop and now it doesn't work.

I know for a fact that if I clean it with alcohol it'll work, i just have to take it apart, which I don't feel like doing because i'm lazy as cheese.

Posted by Mmanu on Apr-10-2007 16:34:

I am about to buy an chocolate eclair.

Should I go for sprinkles on top or not ?
Please help, I'm very confused here.

Posted by Marc Summers on Apr-10-2007 16:35:

quote:
Originally posted by Mmanu
I am about to buy an chocolate eclair.

Should I go for sprinkles on top or not ?
Please help, I'm very confused here.

sprinkles aren't traditional. don't do sprinkles

Posted by EarnYourKeep on Apr-10-2007 16:36:

quote:
Originally posted by Mmanu
I am about to buy an chocolate eclair.

Should I go for sprinkles on top or not ?
Please help, I'm very confused here.

you'll want to match black socks with that tie-dye shirt

Posted by Mmanu on Apr-10-2007 16:37:

And I didn't mention the whipped cream.

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaah decisions

Posted by SuspicionVandit on Apr-10-2007 16:37:

buy one. bench mark it. then get an exchange at the store, pay any difference and there shouldn't be a restocking fee as long as you get a computer to exchange. benchmark the new computer. see which one is better. then either keep or exchange for the original

Posted by gehzumteufel on Apr-10-2007 18:30:

im with jdat. macbookpro but dump osx for a good *nix distro.

Posted by Coup on Apr-10-2007 18:44:

as everybody else is quite content to talk total bollocks, i'll actually add something of use.

I can't actually find an Intel Core Duo 2060, but i can find a 2050, so i'll assume it's that.

There is a big difference between the 2050 and the 5500. The 5500 is the entry line in the Core 2 Duo range, instead of the Core Duo range. The big difference here is the Core Duo is only 32bit, where as the Core 2 Duo is 64bit, so buying a 64bit processor will future proof it alot more as 32bit programs and operating systems are phased out, and 64bit become standard.

Apart from that, there isn't 'much' in it between them. They both have the same L2 cache, the only noticeable difference beyond the 64bit instruction is a higher FSB (raw speed), so it will be a little quicker.

When you say the other one has a better screen, whats the spec's of the two screens?

Posted by Silky Johnson on Apr-10-2007 18:53:

Coup to the rescue! Hi Coup!

Posted by Coup on Apr-10-2007 21:21:

hello you.

Posted by igottaknow on Apr-10-2007 21:23:

this belongs in the gadget zone

Posted by medinaM5 on Apr-10-2007 21:24:

got a question as well, i wanna spend around $800-$1000. battery life doesn't have to be great, it will be plugged in most of the time. just want something quick and something that can hold a lot of music files, random programs etc.

Posted by Coup on Apr-10-2007 21:29:

quote:
Originally posted by medinaM5
got a question as well, i wanna spend around $800-$1000. battery life doesn't have to be great, it will be plugged in most of the time. just want something quick and something that can hold a lot of music files, random programs etc.

Acer are the cheapest, but they're also dogshit. An Asus will prob give you best value for money without going too close to the shoddy build line - tho I've never seen Asus software or drivers, but they can't be worse than Acer's.

Posted by gehzumteufel on Apr-10-2007 21:39:

quote:
Originally posted by Coup
Acer are the cheapest, but they're also dogshit. An Asus will prob give you best value for money without going too close to the shoddy build line - tho I've never seen Asus software or drivers, but they can't be worse than Acer's.

god does acer make shitty machines! asus is ok. its really hard finding a good quality laptop for 1k. you get below 1200 or so and you really drop significantly in build quality.