Anyone got a Duo Core Notebook?

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Is the performance really that better then a single core P-M model?

Im thinking of upgrading to a t2300 from a pm 1.4ghz.

Im after a model thats 14" or smaller, im not really interested in getting one with dedicated gfx as unless it has a 7600/x1600 onboard the performance will not justify the battery drain

anyone suggest a good model for a 1000

I was thinking of the sammy q35
 
I've recently got a Toshiba Tecra M5 with Duo Core.

While I haven't personally benchmarked it I've been very pleased with the performance. My colleagues benchmarked a Toshiba Satellite A100 a couple of months ago and saw a noticeable performance increase over previous P-M models, sorry I can't find their figures at the mo.

The Tecra M5 I have is Toshiba PN PTM51E-02X01WEN which is outside your price range. You may want to look at the Tecra M5L, there are two models but only one is Duo Core, Toshiba PN PTM50E-013013EN which they suggest the typical price would be £962.33 inc. VAT but you may find it cheaper elsewhere. The M5 have nVidia Quadro NVS 110M video controllers with dedicated video RAM whereas the M5L's have Intel 945GM which use system memory.

Hope this helps.

Sparky :)
 
What are you using the laptop for?

I've got a Dell Inspiron 630m with a Pentium M 1.73GHz.

I only use the laptop for browsing, email, office, doing uni work, music and the odd DVD.

It does all those things with utter ease and quickly. Hell, it feels faster than my P4 3.2GHz HT Shuttle system!

If the laptop had a dual core CPU I can't imagine it feeling faster than what it is now, especially for what I use the laptop for. Sure, benching a single against a dual core system would show the differences but I doubt I'd feel the difference.

So for me, if it was a choice between a single core and dual core model but the dual core was considerably more, I'd go for the single more model.
 
GuruJockStrap said:
What are you using the laptop for?

I've got a Dell Inspiron 630m with a Pentium M 1.73GHz.

I only use the laptop for browsing, email, office, doing uni work, music and the odd DVD.

It does all those things with utter ease and quickly. Hell, it feels faster than my P4 3.2GHz HT Shuttle system!

If the laptop had a dual core CPU I can't imagine it feeling faster than what it is now, especially for what I use the laptop for. Sure, benching a single against a dual core system would show the differences but I doubt I'd feel the difference.

So for me, if it was a choice between a single core and dual core model but the dual core was considerably more, I'd go for the single more model.
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I hear you guru, most of the time I download, browse, print and store photos, however I do have a lot open at once, and then when I kick in Visual Studio 2005 u can start to feel the strain abit.

I dont game on my notebook as its an 855 based p-m.

the truth is I usually only play bf2 with conviction, but the dilema I have now is if im gonna spend 1000 on a notebook, I would like it to be either a lovelly lickle 12.1 or a 14 -13 capable of doing more then what I have now.

The real issue with these notebooks with dedicated gfx for me is many dont give you the option to boot up using the onboard chipset gfx saving the battery from nvidias or ati's claws.

Im swamped with options

Samsung Q35 "lovelly, light 12.1 with as much hd and ram as i have now and ready for vista"

Samsung x11 "nice looking 14 with 7400, you can buy a bigger battery for 150 :rolleyes:

Danish Company "has a 500mb 7600 onboard and is a 14, really bad battery life and for some reason the panel is like that of generations gone by, poor brightness and viewing angle"

nova 13 " cheap and nasty looking 13, but u get a T2500, 2gb ram and a 100gb sata + 3.5 battery life for a grand

sony sz1m/b its a sony :D

damn these choices :rolleyes:
 
MacBook ;)

You can put Windows on it too for your VS stuff :)

Core Duo, 13inch Widescreen, looks fantastic, silent, etc...

Oh and 15% off if you're a student.

For around £1k you're looking at this spec:
- White
- 13inch Widescreen (1280x800)
- Core Duo 2Ghz
- 2gb RAM (purchase from somewhere other than Apple)
- 80gb HDD (SATA)
- Superdrive (DVDRW)
- Wireless
- etc...

Personally i paid £700 for the 1.83ghz, 1gb ram, 60gb hdd, no superdrive
 
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