 AMD Sempron/Turion, (laptop CPUs) |
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| AMD Sempron/Turion, (laptop CPUs) |
 Jul 24 2007, 11:55 PM
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are these things any good? I was thinkin about gettin a cheap dell laptop but they all use these now. anyone have one?
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Jul 24 2007, 11:57 PM
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amd makes pretty good discount/value chips
i had an amd duron back in the day and it was better than an intel p3 and that was intel's main chip sempron/turion is the equivalent of the intel celeron but doesn't suck total ass like the celeron i'd have no prob getting one |
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Jul 25 2007, 12:01 AM
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Group: Members Posts: 10,620 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Houston, TX Member No.: 48 |
why does it not shock me that you just happen to have the exact opposite preference in cpu manufacturer from me (not accusing you just sayin its funny).
yeah i suppose they're prob aight.. things have a long ass warranty anyhow |
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Jul 25 2007, 12:04 AM
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Group: Members Posts: 5,275 Joined: 22-February 06 Member No.: 2 |
i actually prefer intel because amd won't support linux drivers for their ati video cards
i have to admit that the sempron is far above the celeron in terms of speed, reliability etc. though |
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Jul 25 2007, 08:40 AM
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Group: Members Posts: 10,620 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Houston, TX Member No.: 48 |
yeah... i was never really a big fan of celeron anyhow. I don't think that's one of the choices with dell notebooks anymore though.
it shows they have: For the lower end models: AMD Turion 64x2 Dual-Core TL56, TL50 AMD Turion 64 Mobile MK-36 Mobile AMD Sempron 3500+ And higher end models: Intel Core 2 Duo T5250, 5450, 7100, 7300, 7500 AMD Turion 64x2 Dual-Core TL-50, 56, 64 I really like the Core 2 duo, just not sure if I want to spend the extra cash to upgrade that far. I probably shouldn't even buy a laptop unless I can spend about $1500 and get a really nice one that will last. |
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Jul 25 2007, 08:43 AM
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Group: Members Posts: 10,620 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Houston, TX Member No.: 48 |
This one doesn't look too bad...
Inspiron 1520 $850 Intel Core 2 Duo 5250 (1.5GHz/667MHz 2MB cache) 15.4" LCD (1280x800) (eh res kinda sucks) 2GB RAM 160GB HD CDRW/DVD blah graphics blah sound 802.11g 1 yr warranty |
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Jul 25 2007, 01:33 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 10,620 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Houston, TX Member No.: 48 |
just picked this up... went cheap instead of new
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...em=160141135605 |
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Jul 25 2007, 11:23 PM
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 Retired Funk-bringer Group: Moderators Posts: 2,656 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Dallas Member No.: 14 |
i agree 100% with everything lance has said in this thread... especially the intel for linux bit.
-------------------- WAIT. I'm not finished.
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