AMD Turion or Intel Core Duo

[pulsoc]

Intel's Core Duo (aka Yonah) is a stopgap solution that is an early release of Intel's new CPU range. The "Real thing" are the Merom (laptop), Conroe (desktop) and Woodcrest (server). These will all be called Core 2 Duo as far I know.

At the moment, the Core Duo is very much the best laptop CPU out there. If someone has technical info that refutes this, please post it.

Merom is going to be even better then Yonah, and possibly even use less power. Conroe is going to wipe the floor with Athlon64.

I'm a little confused here fergie. 1)I'm already seeing (consumer grade)laptops with the Core 2 Duo designation. Are these the Merom you speak of? 2)I was also looking at Core Duo lappys that are very competitively priced($779!). Is there that much of a performance difference to warrant going for a Core 2 Duo? -and- 3)Does Live perform that much better in dual processor mode when compared to Core solo machines.
This thread couldn't have come at a better time, I'm just about ready to take the plunge. Oh!- and one last thing- it seems that Media Center Edition is the only available option on new windoze machines. I'd heard that it can be a pain in the assteroid when used in music production. Is there any truth to this?

Check the date of his post Anubis

[glu]

though, i must say that this thread hijacking really helped me....

i'm considering buyin this now (sorry, french link):
http://www.rueducommerce.fr/Ordinateurs ... n-15-4.htm

toshiba satellite, Core2Duo T7200, 2GB RAM, 200GB HD, <1400€

my Athlon64 3500+ has been giving me warning signs for a while and seems to be more and more chocking.

I would be weary about Toshi's, I have read a couple of times on hear that the audio glitches each time the fan starts up.