JetsGo From United States of America, joined Jul 2003, 2808 posts, RR: 6 Posted (5 years 9 months 2 weeks 1 day 19 hours ago) and read 551 times:
Ok, so my first thread was hijacked which really pisses me off, so I want to try it again, and I ask that those of you who ruined my first one, stay out of this one.
Quoting JetsGo (Thread starter): I am in the final stages of purchasing a laptop for college and I was wondering what your guys opinions might be when it comes to different processors. I did a search and found nothing on this topic, so no flaming. Anyway, let me start by explaining my needs. I will be constantly on it for school, typing word documents, spreadsheets, powerpoints most likely, connecting to different networks, and watching movies. Little or no games. I have noticed AMD is cheaper, but read that Intel is better on battery life. So i guess my question is, which in your opinion is better for me? Will I see little or no difference due to my limited usage? Any insight would be great!
PS...the reason I have chosen the Core Duo over the Core Solo, and the Turion over the Sempron is because I have little patience for computers, and want whatever I need done, as fast as possible. But than again I ask, will I notice the difference with my needs?
Dfwrevolution From United States of America, joined Jan 2010, 755 posts, RR: 54 Reply 1, posted (5 years 9 months 2 weeks 1 day 18 hours ago) and read 538 times:
Quoting JetsGo (Thread starter): I will be constantly on it for school, typing word documents, spreadsheets, powerpoints most likely, connecting to different networks, and watching movies. Little or no games.
If that's the case, the processor manufacture really doesn't matter. Just about any product from Intel or AMD will suffice. You're needs are basic and most computers today are overkill for productivity and light-media users.
Since you mention battery life, I assume you are looking for a laptop. Intel has a much larger share of the notebook market, and the Core Duo has served me very well.
Keep in mind that laptop performance is also dictated by other aspects like RAM capacity as clock speed. Make sure your system has atleast 1 gig of RAM even if you must stick with the base processor. Battery life in particular takes a big boost if you add RAM. Do some research, it's often much cheaper to upgrade the RAM yourself than ordering it pre-installed.
I have very simmilar computer needs as yourself, and currently run a white Apple Macbook. It features a 2.0 ghz Intel Core Dou (upgraded from 1.86 ghz), 100 GB hard drive (upgraded from 60 GB), 1.25 GB RAM (upgraded myself from 512 MB), and Apple I-Works (optional pre-install). With all this, it cost about $1,300 with student discount. I added an Apple Care Plan for another $200.
The base system only costs $1050. Needless to say, it's zooming for what I do! I don't have any comperable Windows systems to recommend, but all of those hardware features are available for PC.
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