Laptop performace, intel/amd?

[DanF]

Hi,

A mate is looking for a laptop for general programming/office use etc but maybe for some WOW as well. How do the current lappy chips compare to each other in terms of performace and battery lifespan? ie between say the 1.8ghz Turion and the Core Duo 1.633

Ta

 

[DanF]

The Turion is just an A64 low voltage for lappies right?

Is the Duo faster or compairable for single threaded apps as well?