I am considering buying a new laptop but I do not understand the difference between "Core Duo" and "Core 2 Duo

Question

Can any one tell me please , and which would you recomend, thanks.

Answer 1

Core Duo Vs. Core 2 Duo

The Core 2 Duo chip has many of the same features as its Core Duo predecessor: a 667-MHz frontside bus, the 945 chip set, the 3945ABG wireless chip set, and similar clock speeds. The two biggest improvements are the doubling of Level 2 cache to 4MB in the T7000 line, and support for 64-bit processing. The latter brings Intel back on par with AMD's Turion 64 X2 chip and means users can take advantage of upcoming 64-bit applications, including the 64-bit version of Windows Vista. Core Duo can't do 64-bit computing.
Core Duo 2 Notes for All Purposes

PC World tested three shipping notebooks with different Core 2 Duo processors and 1GB of memory: a $1906 Dell M1210 with a 2-GHz T7200 chip, a $2059 Gateway M685-E with a 2.16-GHz T7400 chip, and a $1498.99 HP Pavilion dv6000t with a 1.83-GHz T5600 chip.

The biggest performance increase over notebooks outfitted with same-speed Core Duo CPUs was only 7 percent, enough to shave a few seconds off of day-to-day operations but not much more.

The Windows XP Media Center Edition-equipped Dell M1210 turned in a WorldBench 5 score of 102, 5 percent better than the 97 earned by the average Media Center Edition notebook using a 2-GHz Core Duo T2500. The Gateway M685-E scored 109, 7 percent better than t 2.16-GHz Core Duo T2600-equipped HP Compaq nx9420's score of 101. The HP Pavilion dv6000t scored 101, 6 percent better than a 1.83-GHz Core Duo T2400-equipped Toshiba Satellite P105-S921's 95 with the same 2MB of Level 2 cache.

In sum, Core 2 Duo systems are a tad faster than Core Duo notebooks at handling everything from mainstream applications such as spreadsheets and e-mail to watching DVD movies. And they are just as impressive (and significantly faster than Pentium-Ms) at juggling multiple tasks, like ripping a CD while surfing the Net, for instance.

Answer 2

Core 2 Duo is the one you want.

Basically they both have Central Processing units with 2 cores, but 'Core 2 Duo' is the most advanced and recent one.

I'd wait for a few months, as Intel and the other chip manufacturers will soon update their chipsets, and you will want a DX10 capable graphics unit...

make sure you get at least 2gb of RAM

I've put links below so you can find out more, and check reviews plus ask advice from the real online experts!

Hope that helps

Philip

Answer 3

Core 2 Duo is the last microprocessor from Intel, I think it has a better quality that the microprocessors from AMD although they may be cheaper.

AMD Turion™ 64 X2 Dual-Core Mobile Technology
Intel® Core™2 Duo mobile processor

Both 64 bits computing

Answer 4

Get a Sony Duo 2 core. The faster the processor speed the better, but stay under $1300. with 2 gigs of RAM. There is no need to spend any more than that, and the prices drop very rapidly on anything that costs more than $1300. This one was $1199. before Vista came out, and it is still $1199. or more with Vista.

you'll need 2 gigs for vista, and a fast processor. I hate vista.

Answer 5

Core duo came out to replace Pentium M line of processors.

Whereas Core 2 Duo came out to replace the Pentium series.

Core 2 duo came out later, so it has a better architecture.
but as core duo is supposed to b a mobile processor, its power consumption is lesser.

But stayin with core 2 duo is the safer n better option!

Answer 6

core 2 duo is the later processor where the core duo is the original. Go with the core2 duo

Answer 7

core duo is new but the core 2 due is the newest verson.