If I don't play game but mainly browse the internet, will a Dual Core be useless? That is for a laptop.
2006-12-02 05:48:41 · 9 answers · asked by speakoutpierre 6 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Laptops & Notebooks
yes dual core is only used with serious cpu usage programs like autocad, video editting, etc.. so i would just go for single core.
2006-12-02 05:51:26 · answer #1 · answered by Paultech 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You need 2 things to take advantage of a dual core processor; first your operating system has to recognize the 2 distinct cores; secondly you have to have an application which takes advantage of both processors. If you are just browsing the internet, it is unlikely you would stress even a 266Mhz Pentium II processor much less a dual core CPU. My advice would be to spend more money on things you are likely to run out of first such as memory or disk. In most cases, if you have more memory and more and faster disk, you will get better performance. One reason I use Linux is Linux seems to make better use of your system memory. I also use SCSI drives which are 50 to 100% faster than most SATA drives.
2006-12-02 14:04:13 · answer #2 · answered by Joe J 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Wow, most of the answers have been provided by the truly clueless. Get a dual core, despite what most people on here think, having a dual core speeds up most operations. You are multitasking on your system, even when you're not doing anything because the operating system is constantly running background processes.
If you go dual core now, running Vista in the future will be much smoother.
2006-12-02 13:59:36 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
A dual-core processor has many advantages especially for those looking to boost their system's multitasking computing power. Dual-core processors provide two complete execution cores instead of one, each with an independent interface to the frontside bus. Since each core has its own cache, the operating system has sufficient resources to handle intensive tasks in parallel, which provides a noticeable improvement to multitasking.
You can see following link-
http://www.webopedia.com/DidYouKnow/Hardware_Software/2005/dual_core.asp
or
ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/common/ssi/rep_wh/n/XSW01277USEN/XSW01277USEN.PDF
2006-12-02 14:18:18 · answer #4 · answered by V 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
you absolutely need it. it helps you to run multiple sessions of the Internet and if you get a laptop now it will come with windows vista and getting a dual core processor will help to manage the OS.
2006-12-02 13:51:46 · answer #5 · answered by where_eagles_dare_14 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you are a keen gamer, I recommend AMD dual core processors over the Intel, a mate of mine is a programmer and we compared my AMD Turion x2 (dual core) running @ 2ghz to his P4 and mine compiled his program faster than his laptop did in fact 20 min faster than his laptop
2006-12-03 09:01:50 · answer #6 · answered by Ed 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You don't need big processing power to browse the internet - an abacus would suffice, so don't get a dual core.
2006-12-02 13:52:13 · answer #7 · answered by Sherlock 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Core 2 Duo in the Macbook:
http://www.apple.com/macbook/macbook.html
It runs more software than any other laptop besides the Macbook Pro:
http://www.apple.com/macbookpro/
and it's more secure than any Windows laptop (unless you run Windows on it) without the need for antivirus or antispyware.
2006-12-02 13:57:41 · answer #8 · answered by nospamcwt 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
basically if you dont do anything but run office or use the internet then i suggest a single core. if you run graphic intensive programs like photoshop or gaming i suggest the duo core
2006-12-02 13:52:41 · answer #9 · answered by jo p 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋