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AMD disadvantages?

  • 22-11-2005 1:14pm
    #1
    Endurance Man
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    What are the disadvatages of getting an AMD chip in a laptop as opposed to the Intel with centrino technology? Is the battery life a lot shorter?
    Take an AMD Athlon64 3700+, what intel chip would be equivilant to this?


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  • #2
    commited
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,280 ✭✭✭commited


    I have an AMD64 3400 in this laptop. It's better than a 3.4 (ish) ghz p4 in a similar chipset/ram config (hence their naming scheme).
    The battery life is significantly shorter and they run hotter than centrinos or turions. They are, however, quicker than the centrino & turion.
    Also you'll need to make sure it has onboard wireless as it isnt integrated into the A64 chip.


  • #3
    Endurance Man
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,240 ✭✭✭Endurance Man


    http://www.microaid.ie/acatalog/index.html

    Any thoughts on this? Im trying to hook my brother up, and since vat does not come into the price :D, 1080E seems like a good deal?
    Oh, its the last one in that list, the 3700+.


  • #4
    commited
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,280 ✭✭✭commited


    You just linked to the catalogue index :p

    Is it the Fujitsu siemens? Which model?


  • #5
    Endurance Man
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,240 ✭✭✭Endurance Man


    commited wrote:
    You just linked to the catalogue index :p

    Is it the Fujitsu siemens? Which model?

    Dammit, sorry. If you go fujitsu, then Amilo A, and its the last model there :).


  • #6
    commited
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,280 ✭✭✭commited


    I have its predecessor - the A1630.
    3400, 1gb ram, 80gb hdd, 128mb 9700 etc - basically the exact same and I'm very happy with it :)

    If you can afford the extra €195, go for the higher spec jobby as 1gb ram is a must for games imho. If not, you can buy ram for €120 and fit it yourself and then sell the 2x256 sticks (but you'd want to sell them after the warranty is up :) )


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  • #7
    Endurance Man
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,240 ✭✭✭Endurance Man


    commited wrote:
    I have its predecessor - the A1630.
    3400, 1gb ram, 80gb hdd, 128mb 9700 etc - basically the exact same and I'm very happy with it :)

    If you can afford the extra €195, go for the higher spec jobby as 1gb ram is a must for games imho. If not, you can buy ram for €120 and fit it yourself and then sell the 2x256 sticks (but you'd want to sell them after the warranty is up :) )

    Not sure if he will be playing many games, but my dad could organise him some extra ram fairly cheaply so could add that at a later date.
    Thanks for the replys.


  • #8
    commited
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    Pointless getting an A64 if he's not going to play games.
    Get a centrino instead.


  • #9
    secret_squirrel
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    commited wrote:
    Pointless getting an A64 if he's not going to play games.
    Get a centrino instead.

    Agreed. unless he's doing something as intensive as gaming then a centrino is the way to go.


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