Amilo Xa1526 vs. Amilo Xi1526

Fujitsu Siemens Amilo Xa1526 (GER-105183-001) 8.578 kn
http://www.fujitsu-siemens.com/home/...o_xa_1526.html
AMD Turion64 X2 TL-56 2x 2.00GHz, 17" WXGA+ (1440x900) CrystalView, 1024MB DDR2 533 (2x512), 240GB SATA 5400rpm (2x120), DVD+-RW DL, NVidia GeForce 7600 Go 256MB, WLAN 802.11abg, GB Lan, Bluetooth 2.0 EDR, 4in1 Card Reader, Firewire, ExpressCard, DVI, tastatura sa odvojenim numeričkom dijelom, ExpressCard daljinski upravljač, torba, Windows XP MCE, 4.00kg, jamstvo 24mj

Fujitsu Siemens Amilo Xi1526 (GER-101102-019) 9.288 kn
http://www.fujitsu-siemens.com/home/...o_xi_1526.html
Intel Core 2 Duo T5600 2x 1.83GHz, 17" WXGA+ (1440x900) CrystalView, 1024MB DDR2 533 (2x512), 120GB SATA 5400rpm, DVD+-RW DL, NVidia GeForce 7600 Go 256MB, WLAN 802.11abg, GB Lan, Bluetooth 2.0 EDR, 4in1 Card Reader, Firewire, ExpressCard, DVI, tastatura sa odvojenim numeričkom dijelom, ExpressCard daljinski upravljač, Windows XP MCE, 4.00kg, jamstvo 24mj

difference in price is 100 euros
and the amd has bigger disc
but i'am so sceptical when it comes to amd
opinions plese

 

i would go with the core 2 duo.

 

couldn't wait any more
i have ordered the model with intel processor

 

I'd say a good choice. Even though the Xa model looks a lot nicer...

 

I would have gone for the AMD. It is 100 euro's cheaper and the Turion X2 2.0 GHz is as good as a 1.8 GHz Core 2 Duo.

You could have used that 100 euro for upgrade to 2 GB.

Not a wise choise I think.

Charlie

 

As far as I knew though, its the Turion x2 Tl-60 that runs at 2ghz, not the Tl-56. Can anyone clarify this, cause I was relatively certain of it having seen the TL-60/2ghz figure all over the web several times?

It's Intel you should be sceptical of if you value your privacy and independance from international corporations. There's more spy-technology (curtained memory, chip identifier etc) on their processors than AMD's, more support for Trusted Computing ( they trust your computer to do what they want,) and the Free Software Foundation recommends AMD chips over Intel. Apart from maintaining your (computer's) integrity, in terms of processing, both companies are giant chip makers with proven track records of producing quality CPUs, so the only other reason to discrimminate is price/power.

Incidentally, both laptops are seriously upgradeable - the xa will take whatever the fastest Turionx2 on socket s1 eventually is, probably (2x2.6)ghz at least, and (like the xi) a go 7950 for graphics. I'm going to get an xa1526, wait a year for the warranty to run out, then upgrade the nuts off it. Does Fujitsu have a good reputation for build quality and reliability?

 

The Xa 1526 has great build quality. It has an aluminium brush at the top and where the palm area is.
Fujitsu Siemens is known for it's good reputation. Good brand if you ask me.

And like you said: the TL 56 is a 1.8 GHz Turion X2 and not 2.0 GHz. But about upgrading videocards in notebooks: that is not possible because it is very hard to get MXM videocards.

Charlie

 

You might already know about this place

www.mxm-upgrade.com

but the guy who runs it has been selling mobility x1800s and other cards. The highest on offer at the moment is a 7900gs, and there's a waiting list, but from other research i've done into buying broken laptops with intact graphics cards it looks do-able. Hopefully Mxm willbecome more mainstream, not sure but it seems to be getting more common.

 

The guy who owns that website is Ice Tea, a member here. Try PM'ing him for more information.

Charlie

 

Yeah, I will eventually, when I've earnt £1500 to buy an xa 1526 and get round to upgrading it! It's all a bit of a pipe dream at the moment, but nice to know its possible.

 

As Charlie has mentioned, upgrading the graphics card is very difficult. MXM will help alot, but even then, the choice is quite limited. If you are thinking of upgrading, then a Mobility X1800 or Mobility X1900 should be able to fit, but a Go 7900 GS may not have the correct placement of components, so it may not support the cooling on the Xi 1526.

 

Requires a small modification of the heatsink. 5 minut job if you have a Dremel or comparable tool

 

I can see where you're coming from, in that I'd rather not have to do a modification - mainly to get a three year warranty. If a laptop with the components I want (17",turion x2 tl-60 or above, desktop gtx 7800 beating graphics card) comes out before I have to buy then I'll go for that instead, but if not the xa 1526 mxm should be fine