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This seems like a good affordable one, but I can't really decide to get the a1530e or the a1520y. I know AMD processors are better, but the hardware specs for the Intel one look much better, and they cost the same. So which is actually better? Thanks.
Last edited by Ramen Hood on Sun Jun 04, 2006 2:46 pm; edited 1 time in total
You can't directly compare clock speeds between seperate brands of processors. A 2.2GHz AMD will quite thoroughly demolish a 2.9GHz Intel.
I would go with the AMD laptop as the only difference is the hard drive, which, as you said, you can customize. I'd recommend going to an 80GB hard drive and increase the memory from 256MB to at least 512MB.
I'd get a gig of RAM (512MB as a minimum). Ram is rediculously cheap right now and its an upgrade where the results can be seen immediately.
My HP Pavilion with the Turion64 absolutely smokes with a gig of RAM.
Myrdaal is right about the AMD running circles around the Intel processor. AMD processors run double the clock cycles of Intel. That's why they came up with the numbering system for AMD procsessors.
A 1.8GHZ Sempron 3000+ performs at the same \"speed\" of a 3.0GHZ intel Machine (or 3.0 times faster than the baseline Athlon 1GHZ as some put it). Intel and AMD processors CANNOT be catergorized by frequency alone. To understand this better, I'll let the geeks explain by way of this excellent article:
Which is best? Take all of the information that trusted people tell you, compile it together, then make your decision from there. Me? I'm a die-hard AMD fan from the very beginning. The one and only Intel-based machine I have is an old Pentium III 550Mhz 'Katmai' core from way back (still runs great though...at least, better than my Commodore 64.) It's all about personal choice.
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