WHATS the deal?

Question

I'm about to purchase a lap top and i see all this solo processor duo processor the one I choose was amd turioun 64 ml-37(2.0ghz) I was told its one of the best. Kind of an answer to the duo processor. was it a good choice!

Answer 1

i nuno but try M760 processor,2MB L2 cache,2.0GHz,533MHz FSB.. am using laptop too.

Answer 2

A computer should suit your budget and needs. If this laptop fit those criteria, it *was* a good choice. However, it is true that often times, first-time computer purchasers sometimes aren't exactly sure how to qualify their needs.

Anyways, AMD is a good processor and the Turion is better than my Athlon; with my 5 year old Athlon computer I've done 3D animation, music recording, video capture, dvd authoring, gaming...the works and it's still tickin' and kickin'.

AMD is an excellent choice because although less expensive than it's heralded competitor processor, Pentium, "pound for pound", it usually performs as good or better in benchmark tests for optimum power.

Uh... as far as Ken's comment about PC's being abused by viruses and what-not.. he's not completely wrong. It is true that PC's are more *vulnerable* than Macs for such things. But this is in part because PC's are nigh-universal: per year, the total number of PC systems owned oscillates between 95-97% of the *entire* market. This makes the systems more familiar to more users and some of those users have advanced knowledge they can use to create viruses and exploit PC security shortcomings.

However, just as people drive with seatbelts, have airbags and lock their doors when they're away from their cars to protect themselves and their property, there are numerous *free* applications available to protect you and your PC. I'd encourage you to visit this page http://forums.torrentportal.com/ftopic4683.html for more info and links.

Finally, if I take any exception to your purchase, it would be about getting a notebook over a desktop. Indeed, laptops are very appealing for their portability; that is their main selling point. But the problem is, laptop batteries generally don't hold a charge for more than a couple of years; after that, then it's just a thin, light desktop because you can't take it anywhere that can't be plugged in. But unlike a desktop, it's upgradability is limited. To be extreme, I could keep my computer case, montior, speakers, etc. but rip out the motherboard, processor, ram (keep my hardrive, disk drives, floppy, power supply) and replace them so I functionally have a brand new computer at a third of the cost of buying a brand new one. This is because desktop computers are designed "pieced together" anyway. But a laptop's has smaller, less durable *proprietary* pieces that are not so easily replaced. You probably could add more ram, replace the disk and hardrives, but that motherboard and processor are there to stay. My monitor fizzes out, I buy a new one; if that screen on that laptop gets cracked or otherwise damaged, (while not impossible) it's not going to be feasibly replaced. However, you likely have both an external monitor serial as well as TV video out ports.

But to their credit, laptops do have *cardbuses*, which can increase their functionality substantially, as some cards can add networking/wireless capabilities (which may or may not be related to internet connectivity) data streaming and enhanced audio/video utilities.


Eh.. I'm babbling. Congrats on your new computer purchase!

Answer 3

Well, that depends on how much you paid for it. AMD used to be the performance champ but as far as mobile processors go, the Core Duo is the best one for performance and battery life.

Answer 4

I hope you haven't made the puchase. If you haven't, good. That's great. Take a deep breath because you almost made a huge mistake. Now, I suggest you stop worrying about GHZs and MBs. Everything is fast and big these days. You want quality. Something that will last forever (or a few years) a computer that won't get beat up by Viruses and spyware. You need to go to a Mac shop or go to APPLE.com