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I’m thinking about getting a Laptop to see me through the basics of computing – I just want something that I can surf wirelessly with, something that’ll get me through typing long documents and a little bit of gaming on the side. I’m now faced with a decision that needs to be made pretty quickly. Here are the two candidates:
[URL]http://www.comet.co.uk/comet/html/cache/320_253499.html[/URL]
This one is Centrino, with an 80 GB HDD, and a PCI-E X700 mobility.
For around 50 pounds more, I can go for AMDs attempt at the mobile laptop scene:
[URL]http://www.acernotebooks.co.uk/Acer_Aspire_5021WLMi_LX.A4605.055/version-1.asp[/URL] this one sports the Turion 64 chip, around about the same speed as the Centrino above, a 100 GB HDD, and the same graphics card.
The Centrino’s mobo chipset, apparently, is an Intel 915PM where as the Turion 64 model has an ATI Mobility Radeon XPRESS 200, which sounds cooler, but I’ve no idea which one will be better. I’d imagine that Turion 64 should be better at playing games due to the 64bit processing, combined with that chipset – am I right in saying this?
50 pounds more buys me 64bit, which will allow me to run Windows XP at a later date, but it will probably loose in the battery war against the Centrino. The other benefits include a larger HDD, but I could manage nicely with the 80GB so this isn’t an issue really. So do we know if the Turion is any good? Any advice would be welcomed!
Thanks!
[URL]http://www.comet.co.uk/comet/html/cache/320_253499.html[/URL]
This one is Centrino, with an 80 GB HDD, and a PCI-E X700 mobility.
For around 50 pounds more, I can go for AMDs attempt at the mobile laptop scene:
[URL]http://www.acernotebooks.co.uk/Acer_Aspire_5021WLMi_LX.A4605.055/version-1.asp[/URL] this one sports the Turion 64 chip, around about the same speed as the Centrino above, a 100 GB HDD, and the same graphics card.
The Centrino’s mobo chipset, apparently, is an Intel 915PM where as the Turion 64 model has an ATI Mobility Radeon XPRESS 200, which sounds cooler, but I’ve no idea which one will be better. I’d imagine that Turion 64 should be better at playing games due to the 64bit processing, combined with that chipset – am I right in saying this?
50 pounds more buys me 64bit, which will allow me to run Windows XP at a later date, but it will probably loose in the battery war against the Centrino. The other benefits include a larger HDD, but I could manage nicely with the 80GB so this isn’t an issue really. So do we know if the Turion is any good? Any advice would be welcomed!
Thanks!
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DiscoDexy wrote:
> I’d imagine
> that Turion 64 should be better at playing games due to the 64bit
> processing, combined with that chipset – am I right in saying this?
Erm, unless it's a game that supports 64-bit...no.
And if you were going to run a game in 64-bit, you'd need a 64-bit OS, which won't be included with the laptop.
64-bit gives you better upgradability in terms of OS and software, but by the time 64-bit takes over the CPU will probably be comparitively slow anyway. If memory serves me games often run slower in 64-bit because of the lack of effective drivers on the platform.
DiscoDexy wrote:
> 50 pounds more buys me 64bit, which will allow me to run Windows XP
> at a later date
er...maybe you mean Windows x64?
The P-M is probably faster and they have the same graphics chip. Unless you're really desperate for 64-bit save your cash.
> I’d imagine
> that Turion 64 should be better at playing games due to the 64bit
> processing, combined with that chipset – am I right in saying this?
Erm, unless it's a game that supports 64-bit...no.
And if you were going to run a game in 64-bit, you'd need a 64-bit OS, which won't be included with the laptop.
64-bit gives you better upgradability in terms of OS and software, but by the time 64-bit takes over the CPU will probably be comparitively slow anyway. If memory serves me games often run slower in 64-bit because of the lack of effective drivers on the platform.
DiscoDexy wrote:
> 50 pounds more buys me 64bit, which will allow me to run Windows XP
> at a later date
er...maybe you mean Windows x64?
The P-M is probably faster and they have the same graphics chip. Unless you're really desperate for 64-bit save your cash.
I’m thinking about getting a Laptop to see me through the basics of computing – I just want something that I can surf wirelessly with, something that’ll get me through typing long documents and a little bit of gaming on the side. I’m now faced with a decision that needs to be made pretty quickly. Here are the two candidates:
[URL]http://www.comet.co.uk/comet/html/cache/320_253499.html[/URL]
This one is Centrino, with an 80 GB HDD, and a PCI-E X700 mobility.
For around 50 pounds more, I can go for AMDs attempt at the mobile laptop scene:
[URL]http://www.acernotebooks.co.uk/Acer_Aspire_5021WLMi_LX.A4605.055/version-1.asp[/URL] this one sports the Turion 64 chip, around about the same speed as the Centrino above, a 100 GB HDD, and the same graphics card.
The Centrino’s mobo chipset, apparently, is an Intel 915PM where as the Turion 64 model has an ATI Mobility Radeon XPRESS 200, which sounds cooler, but I’ve no idea which one will be better. I’d imagine that Turion 64 should be better at playing games due to the 64bit processing, combined with that chipset – am I right in saying this?
50 pounds more buys me 64bit, which will allow me to run Windows XP at a later date, but it will probably loose in the battery war against the Centrino. The other benefits include a larger HDD, but I could manage nicely with the 80GB so this isn’t an issue really. So do we know if the Turion is any good? Any advice would be welcomed!
Thanks!
[URL]http://www.comet.co.uk/comet/html/cache/320_253499.html[/URL]
This one is Centrino, with an 80 GB HDD, and a PCI-E X700 mobility.
For around 50 pounds more, I can go for AMDs attempt at the mobile laptop scene:
[URL]http://www.acernotebooks.co.uk/Acer_Aspire_5021WLMi_LX.A4605.055/version-1.asp[/URL] this one sports the Turion 64 chip, around about the same speed as the Centrino above, a 100 GB HDD, and the same graphics card.
The Centrino’s mobo chipset, apparently, is an Intel 915PM where as the Turion 64 model has an ATI Mobility Radeon XPRESS 200, which sounds cooler, but I’ve no idea which one will be better. I’d imagine that Turion 64 should be better at playing games due to the 64bit processing, combined with that chipset – am I right in saying this?
50 pounds more buys me 64bit, which will allow me to run Windows XP at a later date, but it will probably loose in the battery war against the Centrino. The other benefits include a larger HDD, but I could manage nicely with the 80GB so this isn’t an issue really. So do we know if the Turion is any good? Any advice would be welcomed!
Thanks!
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