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  1. Apr 14th, 2003, 03:55 AM #1
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    Arrow Help me decide

    DDay is here, finally! My choices for a laptop come down to one of the following, but I can't choose between these. The laptops are similar in every way except for processor and RAM. Prices are the same.

    Choice 1:
    AMD Athlon XP, 1.6 GHZ
    256 MB RAM


    Choice 2:
    Pentium 4 - 1.8 GHZ
    128MB RAM


    So, which one do I pick?

    Thanks.
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  2. Apr 14th, 2003, 04:40 AM #2
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    Choice 1
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  3. Apr 14th, 2003, 04:54 AM #3
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    Definitely the AMD - it's a similar processor to the intel, but the extra RAM will speed the PC up quite a bit (especially if it's dual-channel DDR, like with the NForce2 chipset)
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  4. Apr 14th, 2003, 04:59 AM #4
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    Absolutely Choice 1 as the last benchmarks ran under Windows XP show that the AMD Athlon XP comes out marginally better than a comparable Intel Pentium 4 .
    Luck ...
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  6. Apr 14th, 2003, 05:54 AM #5
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    Just what I was thinking, but not too sure of. Thanks guys.
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  7. Apr 14th, 2003, 08:15 AM #6
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    I thought you were getting a MAC?
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  8. Apr 14th, 2003, 01:47 PM #7
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  9. Apr 16th, 2003, 12:21 AM #8
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    I will go for choice 2 with and add another 128 RAM in it. From my experience all the clients we have had a problem with AMD laptops.

    By some reason they lack in performance.

    And benchmarking are the ideal condition and trust me they never gives same result at home or private use.

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    Originally posted by wrack
    I will go for choice 2 with and add another 128 RAM in it. From my experience all the clients we have had a problem with AMD laptops.

    By some reason they lack in performance.

    And benchmarking are the ideal condition and trust me they never gives same result at home or private use.

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    Ofcourse not with the new Athlon XP !
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    Originally posted by Pirate
    Ofcourse not with the new Athlon XP !
    Seen that one working too...I am still in a favour with Intel.

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  13. Apr 16th, 2003, 05:39 AM #11
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    Too late, though... the order has been placed.
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  14. Apr 16th, 2003, 06:29 AM #12
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    Never have I ever had any major problems with AMD. They're quite reliable.
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    Originally posted by Sastraxi
    Never have I ever had any major problems with AMD. They're quite reliable.
    I am not telling that they are bad but INTEL is the best...

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    Originally posted by mendhak
    Too late, though... the order has been placed.
    Excellent...Enjoy the new one...

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  17. Apr 21st, 2003, 05:55 AM #15
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    Originally posted by Sastraxi
    Never have I ever had any major problems with AMD. They're quite reliable.
    I agree.

    I have sold hundreds of laptops with AMD processors, and never had problems as a result of the CPU. The odd driver issue... but that's all.

    If you are buying a laptop, steer clear of the two main problems... Celeron & Packard Bell!

    Packard Bell !!! As much use as a overclocked 486DX2... and not as reliable either!

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