I’ve read the extremely useful faq sticky on intel vs AMD.
Which is better for a laptop / notebook ?
Are there other considerations other than noise/heat and power consumption?
I’ve read the extremely useful faq sticky on intel vs AMD.
Which is better for a laptop / notebook ?
Are there other considerations other than noise/heat and power consumption?
amd athlon 64…jus wait for few weeks
Which is better for a laptop / notebook?
Intel. AMD simply doesn’t have a good notebook chipset available. Intel notebooks right now are faster and have more choice.
Are there other considerations other than noise/heat and power consumption?
Important ones I would think about: weight, screensize, expandability (USB2/firewire).
For a laptop, I would recommend an Intel P4-M (Centrino) processor. AMD doesn’t has a matching processor for laptop/notebook market.
But for a desktop I would recommend to wait for the new AMD 64 process as it will kick ass
If you can wait, put up some money and go for the for the Athlon 64 mobile. If not, Intel Centrino (based on the Pentium-M) is the best way to go…
Personally, I quite like the Nec Versa P520 notebook…
Thanks for these suggestions everyone. I will see what bargains I can find. I need something now so can’t afford to wait for AMD 64.
(presumably 64 also refers to the temperature of your lap if it’s in a portable )
23rd launch date for amd 64
just 2 days to go…
i wonder who will have the first amd 64 over here
But Athlon64 for desktop only. Athlon64 for notebooks wil be released later.
I would not really take any notice of what type of processor is in a laptop, but more on keyboard, screen, battery life and general performance. You really can have two laptops with exactally the same (or intel / amd equivilant) processor and one will fly with good battery life and the other will be utter crap in comparason.
Go to a good computer superstore and have a good play with what is there. When your’e happy with one then go home a buy it online:p