How does AMD Turion X2 Ultra ZM-82 compare to Intel?

It's hard to compare without list a specific model of laptop, as well as the price range you're shopping in. For us cash-conscious shoppers, the procedure is
a) Set a budget.
b) Squeeze as much into it as possible.
Besides, you've already made the purchase, so why do the comparison now?

If you're really interested, most online reviews of laptops will have some sort of benchmark information. Google you model number, get figures for it, and then compare them to others already listed.

Hope this helps.

Thanks a lot for responses guys. =)

This is the laptop that i bought:

http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/p [...] atid=26917

What do u guys think?

Thanks for a reply!

For me, it was between the one on the top, and this one
http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/p [...] 252&catid=

I went with the first one, cuz its cheaper, very comparable otherwise, and came bundled with lots software like the Corel suite, etc.

Still i think the value/price is pretty good. Keep in mind thats Canadian Dollars we are talking about here =)

That's because intel laptops have joke graphics while AMD's are good. Better laptops are hotter and less energy efficient, that is the price you pay.

That's not the only factor. Most of AMD's laptop CPUs are on 65nm, and are not capable of the same level of idle power. 45nm are coming out, but they still use more power than a comparable performance Intel CPU. Honestly, Intel's laptop CPUs are simply better. AMD has the better IGPs, but the solution to that is simply to get an Intel laptop with a better GPU.

As much as I wish that AMD was more competitive in laptops, the simple fact is that they can't compete for performance or power with the current 45nm Intel Core 2 CPUs.

Turions are AMD's competitor to Intel's Core 2 line. They aren't as fast as the Core 2, but they are far and away better than the Atom.

Well the 4670 would still be AMD.

But yes I obviously meant that 9/10 would choose amd/ati vs intel/intel if they had to see both in action first.

It is vastly more than 20-35% faster than an atom. It is much closer to a core 2 duo than an atom in performance.