Atom n270 or Core Duo T2350

[johnb79]

Hello,

I own a lenovo laptop (3000 N100) which has Core Duo T2350, 1GB RAM, 5400rpm harddisk.

I want to buy another laptop called Lenovo IdeaPad S12 2959 (very similar to this one):
http://reviews.cnet.com/laptops/lenovo-ideapad-s12-2959/4507-3121_7-33861406.html

It has Atom n270 with 2GB RAM, NVIDIA ION, 5400rpm harddisk.


My question is: which one will be faster for program compilation and simulation, like MATLAB, Quartus II, ModelSim etc.

I have read that Atom is a low-power CPU, but I didn't find any reference that specifics whether it will be better (or at least the same) then the Core Duo.


Thanks,
John

 

[randomizer]

If you want to do anything beyond emailing and surfing the net, Atom is useless. The N270 isn't even a dual-core version.