I broke my old laptop so I'm looking to
buy a new one (probably an HP).
I don't do any gaming, but I do watch
videos, listen to music, and do some
photo editing and graphic designs.
Mostly, I use my laptop to do school work
and surf the Internet.
Which processor would you suggest?
The price difference is about $70.
1.60 GHz duo is available for $45 more, also.
Thanks :)
2006-09-21 16:09:37 · 5 answers · asked by S K 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Laptops & Notebooks
get duo its more advanced technology
2006-09-21 16:13:29 · answer #1 · answered by wantedman 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To take advantage of duo core, the application needs to explicitly 'use' the other processor, that's about the only disadvantage I could think of, but most application from here on are going to be geared toward duo core and so on.
Since you aren't into gaming, I wouldn't bother spending the 70 dollars. Later on when the price drops on 1.73GHZ duo processor, you can buy a used one over ebay for 70 dollars, when your 1.86ghz breaks. The difference you save now will pay for the processor. Here's a keypoint in buying computer parts- buy the 'average' or even below average price, never the best. In a few years the best will be below average at best, and the price you be saving can buy you a newer system that the 'best' will never even touch.
Go with the 1.8ghz. You'll win in the long run, and you aren't missing much with the demands above - 1.8ghz will run it just fine. My 1.6ghz pentium-M is still holding out for my needs and it is nearly 2 years.
2006-09-21 16:45:07 · answer #2 · answered by Mark4505 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
buy as fast of a processor as you can afford (or wish to buy) and go for the dual core processors
the 2.0 GHz duo core or better are awesome.
try to buy for the future. you know programs will be more demanding in the future, so buy hardware that will last, and be useful when you need better performance.
2006-09-21 17:07:56 · answer #3 · answered by Boba Fett 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
duo will be the way to go
heres y
the single core has only one L2 cache
where as the dual core will hve 2 cache
simple so more instructions are stored closer to the processor
result a faster processor
2006-09-21 16:33:51 · answer #4 · answered by mail2ganji 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No gaming then any of those will do nicely, just get 1.6 Duo since itll probably be so you will need to run it later on.
2006-09-21 16:50:08 · answer #5 · answered by Andy T 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋