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    duo or turion x2 ?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by cisbrane, Jun 22, 2006.

  1. cisbrane

    cisbrane Notebook Enthusiast

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    I am having an indecisive battle betwween the duo and turion x2

    which processor is better..? i know w/ the duo u get the intel gma, and w/ the laptop i am lookinga t u can get nvidia w/ turion... (hp dv2000)

    which processor would you reccomend for overall performance and power consumption ...?

    thanks
     
    cisbrane, Jun 22, 2006
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  2. PJStock42

    PJStock42 Notebook Geek

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    I'm waiting for the faster X2's to come out, because right now it seems that you can only get the 1.5ghz, which is pretty bad.
     
    PJStock42, Jun 22, 2006
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  3. brianstretch

    brianstretch Notebook Virtuoso

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    Turion X2, especially given the better GPU you get with it. But I'd like to see the higher-end models become available too. The 1.6GHz TL52 is OK for most people, but...
     
    brianstretch, Jun 22, 2006
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  4. Tokuman

    Tokuman Notebook Evangelist

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    Right now you can get na Duo core that is twice as fast, for half the price. I bet that when the better X2s come out they will be very pricey..

    My Duo Core owns pl0x? Very fast.. 1.86 ghz
     
    Tokuman, Jun 22, 2006
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  5. cisbrane

    cisbrane Notebook Enthusiast

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    yeah, but i don't know how long i can wait for the newest models to comeout since i need this computer built, and setup before i go to school in august 19
     
    cisbrane, Jun 22, 2006
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    instapho Notebook Geek

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    If you need it go with the Core Duo.
    You'll get more battery life with the GMA as well.
     
    instapho, Jun 22, 2006
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  7. Arla

    Arla Notebook Deity

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    If you have a particular need for 64bit, then stick with the Turion X2, otherwise I'd say Core Duo since they are faster right now (are they cheaper too? Not looked at the prices since I got my laptop)
     
    Arla, Jun 22, 2006
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    chuchutrain Notebook Consultant NBR Reviewer

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    I would say look harder. I'm pretty sure you can find a Duo with a dedicated card for gaming that beats the x2.
     
    chuchutrain, Jun 22, 2006
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    As far as I understand dollar for power the Duo's are a lot more expensive
     
    Daetlus, Jun 27, 2006
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  10. LazloInSF

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    Interesting article on current Core Duo vs. just released TurionX2 was picked up by the AMDZone website -- original is in French and here is a Google translation into English (so so)...looks like they each have some wins in the bakeoff and that AMD is going to have to do something interesting to stay even when Merom comes out....
     
    LazloInSF, Jun 27, 2006
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  11. WeelyTM

    WeelyTM Notebook Consultant

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    buy a core duo and in a year, upgrade to core 2 duo (equivalent to the turion x2). core 2 duo will be much better, and several yonah (core duo processor) laptops have been confirmed to work with merom (core 2 duo processor) just by swapping out the processors. some will need a bios update, while other laptops do not.
     
    WeelyTM, Jun 27, 2006
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  12. Daetlus

    Daetlus Notebook Consultant

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    I thought it would be relevent to share this here, as it was just recently shared in another thread by another member

    http://xtreview.com/review81.htm

    A Face off as it were between these two processor types
     
    Daetlus, Jun 28, 2006
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