AMD 64-bit dual-core notebooks keep pricing edge
Posted by Daniel Fleshbourne on 05 September 2006 - 15:48 · 11 comments & 2974 views
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#1 Posted by RAID 0 on 05 Sep 2006 - 16:03
- That's one way for AMD to keep sales up. If you can't beat them on speed, beat them on price...
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#2 Posted by Omega Prime on 05 Sep 2006 - 17:31
- Turions are nice CPUs. My laptop is just a single-core ML-34 (1.8GHz, 1MB cache) and runs just about as good as my PC's Pentium D 920.
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#3 Posted by Yogurth on 05 Sep 2006 - 17:42
- Turions are fast but they aren't as power efficient as Intel's Core Processors, which is IMO the most important thing for notebooks. Battery life rules notebook world.
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#3.1 Posted by bsquirle on 05 Sep 2006 - 19:15
- True, but not on all fronts.
For example:
I'm looking for a new notebook, but it just has to be powerfull (not top of the line, just powerfull) and portable. I have to be able to take it with me, but I know I'll always be able to plug it in somewhere. Max battery need for that laptop would be like 1.5 hour? So I'll go AMD if they're cheaper.
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#4 Posted by bsquirle on 05 Sep 2006 - 19:14
- Sorry - deleted
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#5 Posted by Wrezal on 05 Sep 2006 - 19:44
- atm Intel's mobile processors are the best performance wise and give much more battery life... in fact i was going to consider an AMD lappy but it was expensive compared to the Core Duo Sony lappy which had FAR better specs
So i guess AMD lost this round! They do better in the gaming desktop market
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#6 Posted by GAM on 05 Sep 2006 - 19:49
- My next notebook will be a Turion dual core 64-bit machine. It is a real nice CPU for a notebook.
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#7 Posted by guylaroche on 05 Sep 2006 - 20:09
- My friend bought a dual-core 64bit AMD laptop. He LOVES it. I'm not at all surprised they're so popular.
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#8 Posted by BigBoy on 05 Sep 2006 - 20:26
- I'm sorry, but - Turion 64 x2 and Intel Core Duo 2 is not an apples to apples comparison. Not in performance and should definitely not be in price either. AMD ha sstill quite a bit of catch up to do to catch up to Core Duo 2.
Turion should be compared to Intel Core Duo (not Duo 2).
http://www.tomshardware.com/2006/08/22/amd...s_have_arrived/
Interestingly enough I just bought a Core Duo laptop this past weekend for $550 AR...
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#9 Posted by Proteus8898 on 06 Sep 2006 - 03:25
- A newer, faster, and more efficient technology costs more than and older, slower, and less efficient one. Is this really newsworthy?
Hewlett Packard (HP) offers its Pavilion dv6000z, which features the AMD Turion 64 X2 mobile processor (1.80GHz/512KB), at a price tag of US$898. The suggested price is US$156 cheaper than an HP Pavilion dv600t, which is based on the Intel Core 2 Duo mobile CPU (1.83GHz, 667MHz FSB, 2MB cache).