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kamo287   09-07-2009 at 06:04:10 AM

i am looking to buy a laptop and a BIG deciding factor is...

WHAT IS BETTER

AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 QL-64 Dual-Core Processor

OR

AMD Turion™ X2 Dual-Core Mobile Processor RM-72




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godless   09-07-2009 at 06:24:11 AM

i don't know what the real difference is. checking out amd official website, the specs are identical. same speed, cache, tdp, system bus, socket and 65nm process. i presuming that the difference is in architecture of the chip. since every other spec is the same, i'm assuming that the newer (RM) chip is going to be faster. either that or it's a case of rebranding.

------------------------------ Phenom II 955 @3.8 ghz|MSI K9A2 Platinum|500Gb Seagate 7200.11|2Gb OCZ Ram|Diamond HD3870 @800Mhz|CM 690|OCZ 700Watt |Scythe Mugen 2|
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godless   09-07-2009 at 06:27:42 AM

from what i can read up right now, the chip performance is identical. the newer turion has more power states and can save more power @ idle. the memory has been upgraded to ddr2-800 and improved HT link

------------------------------ Phenom II 955 @3.8 ghz|MSI K9A2 Platinum|500Gb Seagate 7200.11|2Gb OCZ Ram|Diamond HD3870 @800Mhz|CM 690|OCZ 700Watt |Scythe Mugen 2|
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kamo287   09-07-2009 at 06:39:12 AM

i work at CDW and can get this:

http://www.cdw.com/shop/products/d [...] 536+Turion
*$30 upgrade the RAM
*Shipping cost of vista 64bit from Microsoft cheap

OR

i just get this:

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspag [...] 8093004316

what you think?

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godless   09-07-2009 at 07:01:44 AM

pretty much identical laptops to me. same chipsets (3200) hdmi, hd, 4gb vs 3gb ram is not an issue. they will perform the same except the acer will have better battery life. the best buy one has LED backlit screen.

i guess i'd go with the acer, bettery life seems to be only big difference.

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gkay09   09-07-2009 at 08:21:01 AM

+1 to godless...
The main difference would be the battery life and the Athlon would run hotter than the Turion...
So I would get the Acer...

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kamo287   09-07-2009 at 09:48:26 AM

ok thanks. this info does help a lot.

i doubt it but the gateway might have DDR2 6400 ram- and the Acer 5400 ram- 800ghz and 664ghz right? would that make a big difference?

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gkay09   09-07-2009 at 11:10:14 AM

^ I doubt for regular usage, you would notice the difference...Only intensive multimedia tasks such as video converting and other apps, you would notice slight difference...

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