dual processors for laptop help?

Question

hi people! i just want to ask what dual core or dual processor is great for laptops?because there are centrino duo, pentium duo, turion x2, core 2, etc..i dont know which one is the best and the worst..and what is the highest clockspeed of dual processors in laptops?
and also, will a dual processor-ed laptop overheat and eat battery sooo fast? how can i prevent it? should i get a lower clockspeed so that it wont overheat?

thank you guys!

Answer 1

If you want maximum processor performance, go for Core2 Duo. Otherwise, you could do most computing work with Core Duo (different from C2D) or mTurion X2. They have low wattage compared to desktop processors, so they won't overheat. They also have good power management by downclocking/downspeeding through AMD's CnQ or Intel's EIST.

But if you really want good battery life, get a single core (Intel's Yonah) like the Core Solo ULV-1400. It has great performance at low wattage.

Answer 2

Intel's Core 2 line of processors is probably the fastest and best brand out on the market right now for laptops or desktops. One of the most vicious among these is the Intel Core 2 Extreme which is clocked at 2.93GHZ and runs a cool $975. Intel recently debuted a quadcore processor (which isn't really needed just yet) for $875 and it also announced a ridiculous 84-core processor to be shipped out in the near future.

I would recommend browsing Newegg and looking at some of the reviews for the Core 2 Duo line:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=2+50001157+40000343+1050722265&name=Core+2+Duo

Pick the one that best suits your budget and will get you a bang for the buck. Newegg and its user reviews will provide an excellent source, and plus their shipping is really fast. Core 2 Duo (or AMD's equivalent) and Windows Vista within the next year or two will become the standard for gaming and everyday computing applications.

To answer the battery question: I doubt that these laptops would overheat anymore than a single core laptop from a year ago because they use similiar components (heatsinks) to displace heat and most important of all; companies have been working like Chinese sweatshops to improve upon cooling technologies and prevent another Dell-flaming-laptop debacle.
http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/22/dude-your-dell-is-on-fire/

Do some research. Pick up a copy of Laptop Upgrades from the local B&N or Borders to get a good look at the new dual core laptops, or go to Tom's Hardware, or Newegg once again. Good luck.

Answer 3

I am a longtime PC user and I would mostly recommend the Code Duo but the only problem is that it can burn up very hot and make the computer's case burning hot. If you want something that won't burn you probably get a Mobile Centrino. They are pretty much all the same except for the amount of Gigahertz . Basically the higher the Gigahert rate, the faster the battery burns, the better your laptop. If you get a Core 2, get a 9-cell battery.

Answer 4

centrino and pentium duo have the same processor... centrino just means that things like wireless networking and power management are more integrated into the chipset than they otherwise would be.... turion x2 is the competition from AMD.... To be honest, I wouldn't be too hung up on clockspeed... pentium 4 processors were hovering around 3 ghz vs. their 1 ghz p3 forebears, and there were things that the p3's did much faster than the p4s.... clockspeed is much less relevant than memory bus speed, cache size, and some of the other things you could be looking at.

Answer 5

I would say, from personal experience, that the Intel Core Duo works very well. What it basically does is run two processes at once. This can increase speed up to 1.5x its original speed, while only requiring 1.5GHz or 1.83GHZ. They can run as fast as some computers with up to 3GHz.

Hope this helps!

Answer 6

Core 2 duo is the best & I am using it & I have tough aplications on my laptop like 3dsmax, maya, combution all these software are very resource hungry specially while rendering even neither my laptop heats nor it drains battery quickly.

Answer 7

Go for intel dual processor