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TheRedDevil

Hey guys,

wanted a quick reply. Which is better, Core 2 Duo processors from Intel or AMD Athlon 64 X2 QL-60 which comes with Acer 4530. My Friend is planning to buy a laptop and liked the Acer 4530 but is an a dilemma due to AMD processor. What do you guys suggest?

folks,

any kinda suggestion would me much appreciated.

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rajan1311

that processor is at 1.9GHz i think. It is by no means a record shattering processor, but is fine for day to day use.

What are the other options that ur fren has ???

deepmohan

AMD Athlon 64 X2 QL-60 was introduced by AMD to compete with Intel's Dual Core Processors so Intel C2D is far head than this particular AMD Processor so no question of comparing both.

AMD isn't bad its just a matter of misconception and aggressive marketing strategy of Intel.

So it will depend on what kind of work your friend is going to do on the laptop.

TheRedDevil

Thanks for the response guys.
Well my friend is into games...... and his budget is around 40K..... which laptop do you guys suggest????

deepmohan

For gaming purpose he will need Graphics Card With Dedicated Memory for best performance so i think he will have to increase his budget to 45K to 50K.

TheRedDevil

Which particular model are you suggesting?

deepmohan

i dont have any particular model in mind if i am right dell has slashed their rates for limited period u can get 256MB ATI graphics card, 4GB Memory, C2D check it out or look for HP.

pshrinivasan

Don't buy HP, their service is not good, they do not even give you a CD for MB or the Windows version they install, they just create a recovery partition in the HD. Better go for Dell. You can log on to dell.co.in and configure your own gaming laptop. Intel is better than AMD as far as gaming is concerned. Good luck !

TheRedDevil

Thanks guys, but the dilemma is still very much alive..... So you guys are suggesting that Dell is good is it....... what about acer??? doesn't it have any good reviews.... the 4530 series comes with an in-built graphics card right?? won't that help.. i am not a gamer so dnt know much about it, i apologize for my ignorance.....

deepmohan

Yup HP dont provide Windows and Driver CD's you can create one through the recovery partition provided in your hard disk. :angry:

If you are too much concerned about it then just give a call to HP cust care with in 5 days they will send you all the CD's free of cost ok.

Hope you had some personal experience with their service

High end products and low end products have their own merits and demerits hope you understand and this might be an end to your dilemma

AMD...INTEL....AMD.....INTEL......AMD......INTEL this will go on like this so dont bother about it much its a never ending fight.