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    AMD v. Intel Processors

    Discussion in 'Fujitsu' started by inkyquills, Jul 29, 2005.

  1. inkyquills

    inkyquills Notebook Consultant

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    For the new S6000 and S2000 series that are coming up, which processor would be better for prolonged use?
     
    inkyquills, Jul 29, 2005
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    If you want longer battery life, i would stick with Intel's Pentium M...

    If battery life isn't that important to you, you can save a ton of money on AMD chips and get excellent performance.

    While I believe AMD processors are fantastic and powerful, until they improve battery life, I would stick with Intel for mobile use....
     
    srdhkl, Jul 29, 2005
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  3. Brian

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    The PM is a superior chip in almost every way. Less heat, longer battery life....
     
    Brian, Jul 29, 2005
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    Andrew Baxter, Jul 29, 2005
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    I guess I should clarify myself....some AMD laptops can be cheaper!
     
    srdhkl, Jul 29, 2005
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    However, the newer S6000 uses the newer, hungrier Sonoma chipset. I thought that the Turion version actually had better battery life now.
     
    noahsark, Jul 30, 2005
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    That's really not the case, Sonoma is still better.
     
    Brian, Jul 30, 2005
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    Well, the new s2110 uses the MT turion and is more power efficient than the ML turion used in those other laptops, and the pentium M used in the new s6240 is the sonoma and uses more power than the previous pentium M so it's getting closer.
    From the specs of the new s2110 and s6240, it seems like the s2110 will actually last longer on batteries, but it could be due to a lot of other things than just the processor.
    Now that the s2110 has the same chasis than the s6240 (i suppose they wieght the same now), i find the s2110 more tempting than the s6240. Too bad i can't wait the extra month or two, already bought a nc6230, which is more than half a kilo heavier . Oh well. :confused:
     
    Spare Tire, Jul 30, 2005
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    mar2k Notebook Guru

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    Since its essentially the same chassis, it will be interesting to see what the price difference is between the S6240 and S2110. Any guesses?

    Unless its pretty low I would guess most people who are willing to pay a bit more for a Fujitsu laptop in the first place aren't going to mind paying a little more for the Pentium M. On the other hand, if the price is right they may find a new group of buyers for the S2110 who would not have ordinarily paid a premium for a Fujitsu machine and would have bought a different brand.....
     
    mar2k, Jul 30, 2005
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    my guess is 200-300 cheaper
     
    raiderlax27, Aug 1, 2005
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    both the new fujitsu laptops are at the top of my list, and at portable one i can get alot more power for the money. But is the AMD Turion 64 MT worth the 200 or what ever cheaper price? how is it worse i guess is what im asking.
     
    raiderlax27, Aug 3, 2005
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