AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-56 'versus' Intel Core 2 Duo T5200 or T5500??

Question

I am about to purchase a laptop and just wanted to know if anyone could recommend from experience which is better between:

AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-56
Intel Core 2 Duo T5200
Intel Core 2 Duo T5500

The actual laptops are:
TL56 - HP Pavilion Media Center dv6331eu AMD Turion 64 X2 Mobile, 1.8 GHz= £599.99.
http://www.cclonline.com/content/images/prod%20images/pavilion-pdfs/NOT2124.pdf

T5200 - Compaq Presario V6254EA Intel Core 2 Duo 1.6GHz = £599.99
http://h20195.www2.hp.com/V2/pdf/c00834837.pdf

T5500 - Toshiba Satellite A200-1Ai Intel Core 2 Duo 1.66GHz = £719.00
http://uk.computers.toshiba-europe.com/cgi-bin/ToshibaCSG/jsp/productPage.do?service=UK&PRODUCT_ID=128108


Thanks for any help or advice you can give!

Answer 1

The Core 2 Duos are faster than the Turions. Between the last two, the third one is best because it has a slightly faster processor, more hard drive space, and a dedicated video card.

Answer 2

in all probability the middle 2 a million.5 would be rather close to to the Turion a million.9 because of the fact the middle 2 can do extra paintings according to cycle than the Turion (and the middle 2 could additionally be somewhat quicker). The center 2 Duo provides you with extra suitable battery existence nevertheless (assuming the different components do no longer use extra capability and the two computers have a similar length battery). the single with the Intel processor has a larger perplexing force that's a solid element and a fingerprint reader whilst the AMD does not look to have one (i've got stumbled on a fingerprint reader to be extreme-high quality to have nevertheless i does not come to a call based entirely on that ingredient). the super difficulty i could say could be what pictures each and each of them has, if the single with the middle 2 has Intel pictures this is no longer rather any solid for gaming (and if it does not have Intel pictures it's going to be) yet with AMD structures you ought to be lots extra careful because of the fact the numerous nVidia and aTi chips that bypass into AMD laptops are even worse than Intel pictures (and it is often the cheapies that have the undesirable ones). From what i'm able to tell selection a million could be the two Intel integrated crap (nevertheless the X3100 is the least worst Intel pictures chip ever) or a GeForce 8400 that's a solid chip. the 2nd seems to have an previous GeForce 6200 (nevertheless you ought to examine) that's somewhat dated now and a google seek indicated a lot of folk unhappy with that distinctive kind. As for Vista, whilst it is crap and could be prevented if in any respect possible you likely won't get too lots selection in the situation.

Answer 3

Intel is much better than AMD but you will never notice the difference between those processor, because of the use you will give to that computer, the difference is mainly when multitasking but with an AMD you can burn dvds browse the web an hear music at the same time, go for the AMD and increase the ram memory which is as important as the processor itself. Try to get 2GB of ram that can help you, also a fast HDD increase your computer overall performance. visit tom's hardware and search for processor testing and the difference between both brands is about seconds maybe 10-15 seconds in common tasks.

Answer 4

just go with the cheapest one espically if you not gaming